Week 3 - Kangaroo Valley

We spent our third week on the road at a great free camp at Bendeela, not far from Kangaroo Valley. When we arrived on the Saturday the place was packed and it was quite crazy there that night, with lots of people drinking, talking very loudly and generally being fairly rowdy. Once the majority of people packed up and left by Sunday afternoon it was a great place to be. The campsites were lush grass and as long as you watched where you walked (wombat and duck poo abounded) then you could easily walk around bare foot.

For a free camp it is an amazing place - flat, gassy sites, potable water and toilets on site. The week was lovely, as it was quiet and a safe place for the kids to roam and ride their bikes. The campsite is on the river and has easy access for canoes, kayaks and swimming.

The best part of the week was the wombats. They roam freely throughout the camp at night. We went spotlighting one night and counted 16 in a relatively small area. Throughout the night we could regularly hear a sound like someone was sawing the legs off the caravan. It was wombats scratching underneath the van. The kids thought it was fantastic and I have to admit, I did too.  One night I went out as I heard a wombat bump into the van step. I could hear it scratching itself and knew it was close by. I looked in the annex (which they regularly walked through), outside the annex and behind the van but couldn't see it. As I turned to walk back into the van, disappointed that I didn't get to see the wombat, it ambled out from under our camp chair within arms reach of me.

One of the key "tourist" photos from Kangaroo Valley is the beautiful historic bridge. Of course, we had to take the obligatory photos of it; I just took it from a different perspective. It was a beautiful creek to play in with Rory while Tilda did her school work.

The only drawback is the price of food. This is something we've discovered as we travel - these popular, "touristy" towns charge an absolute premium for everything from the basics like bread and milk, through to coffees, burgers etc. Be prepared, take as much food as you can with you, or plan to pay ridiculous prices!

The Best Bits:
Tilda - "the wombats!!!!"
Rory - "wombats!!!"
Therese - "wombats and it is free!"
Greg - "awesome river for canoeing"

The Worst Bits:
Tilda - "leaving"
Rory -
Therese - "the yahoos on the weekend and wombat poo in the annex"
Greg - "the expensive nature of the town"