We woke to a beautiful cold but sunny day so took our breakfast outside to enjoy. Peter was crazy enough to be in tshirt and shorts but the rest of us had jumpers on. We decided to be brave and take a different forest road out of the camping area than the one we had come in on hoping it would lead back to the highway and not have us stuck on a 4wd only track. As we discovered, our chosen route was actually a better road than the one we had come in. It took us to the tiny town of Coopernook and we were soon headed south once more.
We didn't stop again until lunch time but passed many a spot we decided we needed to return to one day to explore. Having not found a supermarket anywhere for fresh lunch supplies, we splashed out on burgers at the servo at Freemans Waterhole, a little way off the highway south of Newcastle. They came with chips and were just too big for me to finish. The kids didn't seem to have any trouble though!
As we neared the northern edge of Sydney, we were greeted with awesome views of both water and rock.
The cuttings were so tall and sheer. They were quite spectacular in themselves.
Our arrival in Sydney was timed to avoid peak hour but towing the van through the traffic to the caravan park was still, um, exciting. This was our first view of the city.
Our caravan park is part of the National Park and is a lovely setting. Our site sits right next to the playground, a BBQ area and the path to the amenities. Eerily similar to our position in Melbourne but with a lot more space behind us and a bit more space between the vans. The park is very treed and there is an access path to the rest of the National Park not far from our site. The train station is about a kilometre away so we plan to head into the city via train tomorrow.
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