After one of our usual leisurely breakfasts we hit the road. We didn't leave the camp site until gone eleven. The National Park camp sites are usually a lot more relaxed about check out times. We decided to go in the direction of Jervis Bay and stay on a camp ground at the Booderee National Park. It had a good write up in Lonely Planet and there were supposed to be some lovely white sandy beaches there. It wasn't easy to find Booderee as it wasn't that clear on t...

We only managed to get a bit of sleep because of the heat and the noise. We had breakfast and then went to explore Canberra. We checked the bus stop outside and discovered that no buses ran at the weekend. We decided to walk in as it wasn't really that far and the exercise would be good. It took us just under an hour to get to the lake and the Parliament Zone. The lake is huge with a 35 kilometre shore. We walked just a short distance of it until we came to the N...

We had a lovely peaceful night in the Congo. After breakfast we revved the camper up and headed away from the coast and towards the hills. We were heading today to the Australian Capital, Canberra. I last visited Canberra twenty years ago and all I remember was that there was a lake and that it was very boring. There was no proper city centre, there was no ambience or vibe to it and it was full of pretentious government buildings and galleries. Canberra hasn't ch...