spontaneous road trip...

Once again this past week I had three days off in a row. My friend Dan and I decided to plan a trip to take advantage of my time off. We were unsure of where to go so we rented a car on monday afternoon with plans to travel south the following day. Tuesday morning dan and I left Sydney with two comforters, two pillows, a backpack, some bread, peanut butter, nutella and no plans. I volunteered to drive since I don't mind driving and thought it would be an interesting experience driving on the other side of both the car and the road. And despite a few close calls, I think I did fairly well (the cars on my left side that I almost side-swiped might beg to differ, but we returned the car in one piece and to me, that's what matters). We spent the three days driving and stopping at places with names that sounded appealing to us. We made it to Kangaroo Valley, Jervis Bay, Batemans Bay, Pebbly beach and Dolphin bay. Along the way we finally got to see kangaroos in their natural habitat, and even a few on the beach. We tried "the world's best pies" and stopped to eat lunch in the midst of several cows. We witnessed the sunrise on the beach and the sunset as we were driving by the coast. The last day we spent in Canberra, the capital city, exploring the sights that we felt were necessary to see during our time spent in Australia. To save money on accommodation we spent the first night sleeping outside in an empty field and the second night sleeping in the car. Both of which were surprisingly successful.