Hey hey there,
Well we finally wrenched ourselves away from Melbourne - had an absolutely fantastic time with Nick and Mike and family. They were all so friendly and kind to us, (and Melbourne is a great place), it was very difficult to leave. But the rest of the country is calling, so we jumped back into Candy - after throwing away the smelly fruit - and started driving north. Yesterday was pretty uneventful, just kept on driving and driving, until we got to a free campsite just north of Canberra.
So drove into the city this morning. It was a horrible shock again sleeping in the van, but luckily it wasn't the coldest it has been, and the socks Chris bought us were fantastic in keeping our tootsies warm. Anyway, Canberra isn't very nice. It's basically a massive office block, very similar to Washington D.C. It is built around a man made lake, and is a very new city. Basically it was great in that we could simply see the sights from our car, but the mixture of fog and grey concrete wasn't very cheery. However, we did get out to see the National Portrait Gallery - quite good, with a great photographic competition displayed there - and also the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. The Embassy is assembed outside the Old Parliament House, and has been since 1972, as a protest against the state not recognising Aboriginal people as citizens. Apparently there are plans to build a visitors centre or cafe there. Personally, I find the Tent Embassy far more exciting and provocative.
So we headed out and pulled over further up the highway to a basic campsite with free showers. Brilliant, apart from they were freezing! Think it was the coldest shower I've experienced. It was so cold it made my head hurt, and I couldn't even conceive of getting in the shower properly... but it was free. So headed into Wollongong this evening, and are meeting up with Beth (we met in Panama) this evening. Heading north tomorrow...
Lots of love from us all,
Alice xxx
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