To beat the holiday traffic through Sydney, we had an early morning departure for our Christmas road trip. With coffee, and GPS firmly mounted, we were on our way. Settling into the back seat was less comfortable that I’d considered, so I struggled to lock my seatbelt with a bobby pin to keep it from strangling me on the winding road down the coast from Sydney towards Canberra.
We had a lot of kilometers to cover, so our only stop this day was at the “famous” Blow Hole at Port Jackson. Unfortunately the tide was out, or the surf was calmer than usual; either way, we decided “this blows” – ha!
The long day warranted a relaxing evening, and David splurged for us to stay at an amazing little en suite resort in the north east corner of Victoria, Gipsy Point Lakeside. The winding road down to through the wooded Croajingolong National Park opened to a clearing on the rivers edge, with over a dozen kangaroos lazing about in the late afternoon sun. Exotic birds chirped and cawed close by and in the distant treetops. The river laughed and babbled along, visible and audible from our apartment a short walk up the hill. Deckchairs on the wide porch faced the wilderness view, and the inside of the unit provided us with greater luxuries than home.
Breakfast foods were provided-- no vegemite, please!
Aussie Word of the Day: Chrissy = Christmas
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