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2018 is finally here and on January 1 he brought with him a completely different lifestyle than we are used to. We have gone from the complete security of a safe job to live in a truck without knowing where we will spend the night. We are accommodating well in life along the way and will explore mainly southern Sydney until the end of February.
New Year’s Day, after walking practically on the incredibly huge CBD of Sydney, we start to find a free camp in Jamberoo. Jamberoo is about two hours south of Sydney and only fifteen minutes by Kiama’s car just on the coast. We had been investigating free camps in Campermate and Wikicamps applications and a small camp next to an oval cryket sounded perfect for our first two nights.
Jambero and Kiama
After driving through beautifully green rolled hills, we discovered that Jamberoo is similar to an English town with a historical pub just in the center. The camp was good enough with drinking water and bathrooms. It was only after our second night that we found a free pool and cold showers in the town. We spent our third night to the side of the road to Kiama’s outskirts with a dozen other campers, again absolutely free. We can use rest stops such as during a quick night so we can return to the city, where parking is normally free for a few hours. I have really never seen surf, but we run into the Junior World Championship in Bombo Beach. We did our morning tea cup right next to a snake that was not so good before relaxing in the sand watching the competition. I had no idea how the scores worked and everyone seemed to be doing the same, but it was fun, however. The rest of the day was wandering through the streets of Kiama.
Kiama is a beautiful city of Puerto Famosa for its torch, where the waves are sent to twenty feet in the air. The weather had not been great, so when the sun finally came out, we felt that we could relax a little. By chance, we realized that our annual Merlin passes allowed unlimited entry to a tropical jungle dove not far from Jamberooo. What we did not realize is how steep the hill was, although if you read Macqaurie Pass on a map, you should think of a massive hill. The truck fixed them well in the third march, but there was still a large traffic tail behind us. Nothing we can do, I’m afraid!
So there we were at the top of a huge, the mountain would say, ready to go to a canopy catwalk through the treetops when the wind rose. Anyway, I’m not great with the heights, but I really didn’t feel it. There were two parts that I did not like (although the views were fantastic). 1-I don’t know how to describe it, but there were two no way out that were suspended with wire and designed to move with the wind. There was a sign that said it was designed to withstand winds of up to 260 km/h, but that still did not help when you are so high balance back and forth. We do not last long in those bits, one at each end of the catwalk. 2 – As if we were not high enough, some crazy people decided to build a surveillance tower right in the center. There were children at the top, so it must have been well climbing the 100 odd steps. Well, that tower also shook a little and constantly tried to pass people on the narrow ladder. The views were incredible, but maybe it was not even worth the return walk!
We spent another night in Jamberoo to see the local pub. It was popular among motorcyclists while the tourist unit is cut directly. I couldn’t believe prices: $ 12 for a beer and vodka. We were paying more than that for a drink in the cities.
Jervis Bay
The next stop for us was Jervis Bay and two free camping nights half an hour by car from the main beaches. Unfortunately for us, they presented us to leave bathrooms (exactly as it seems) and we will do everything possible to avoid them from now on. Jervis Bay is a national marine park and, between May and November, I think, humpback whales stay in the bay with their little babies. When we return, we will be here at the right time for whales and I can’t wait to see them. However, on the positive side, we find paradise in Chinaman’s Beach and Hyams Beach, where it is said that the sand is the whitest in the world. I don’t know if that is true, but what I know is that the sand clashes so strong when it crosses.
We wanted to stay longer in this area and, therefore, we decided, for the second week, to pay a place to stay for three nights. In this coast there are few free camps and we hope that the cost will decrease once we begin the lap of Australia.
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