12-17 February 2016
This was just a short getaway, a few days' relaxation in the hope of some fine weather before the end of summer. Murramarang National Park is on the South Coast, about 270 km from Sydney, just before Batemans Bay.
Depot Beach Campground |
It was a very nice place. When we arrived on a Friday around 1 pm there were only a few fellow campers, but by the evening the whole place was almost full and the remaining few places were filled in by Saturday lunchtime. Many caravans but also lots of families and couples with tents. Then most of the visitors left by Sunday afternoon, and we had two more quiet days until Wednesday morning.
Friendly residents |
A large family of Eastern grey kangaroos also seemed to be living at the campground, quietly munching the grass in between the campers, and letting themselves photographed and caressed by people.
A large goanna was foraging for food around our van a few times.
Plenty of birds also came very close to our caravan, parrots and others looking for food drops and/or handouts.
Can we get some food?... |
On the Discovery Trail |
Another walk goes along the coastline from the nearby Pebble beach, which is a pure sandy beach, but a bit further North we did find a smaller bay with pebbles. We also went through the Durras Lake Discovery Trail, another remnant of endangered rainforest, with informative displays highlighting the history of the forest and early logging in the area. One morning we drove in to Batemans Bay, a coastal holiday town, for a bit of shopping and look-around.
Apart from that, we spent most time just relaxing, reading, playing, watching in and beside our comfortable caravan. Thanks to the good weather, we could also spend a few hours on the beach. I tasted the water every day, and even Kate jumped in once.
Our caravan had passed the test quite well, we could live on our own solar power for 5 days and nights.
More photos can be found at the following link:
2016-Depot Beach
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Ezúttal csak egy rövid pár napos kiruccanásra volt alkalmunk, abban a reményben, hogy még tudunk valamit élvezni a nyárvégi jó időből. Murramarang Nemzeti Park Sydney-től délre van kb 270 km-re a tengerpart mentén.
Depot Beach |
Goanna |
Egy nagy kenguru-család is látszólag ott lakott a táborhelyen, nagyon szelidek, békésen rágcslják a füvet és még megsimogatni is hagyják magukat. Egy nagy goanna is keresgélt a közelünkben.
Mit kapunk?... |
Az "igazi" Pebble beach |
Az eső-erdőben |
Kati a vízben |
A lakókocsink jól vizsgázott, minden nehézség nélkül volt elég áramunk végig az öt napon és estén.
Egy hosszabb kép-válogatás látható az alábbi linken:
2016-Depot Beach
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