Kiama, Canberra

From Sydney we drove on to Kiama. We made some lovely stops on the Coast and discovered interesting places. For example Lake Illawara. Thanks to the low tide we could walk to a little island.

And there were very rocky places at the coast as well. The cliffs provided us with a great view.

Oli at a cliff

looking down...

 Finally we arrived at Kiama. It is a really nice village and famous for its big blowholes. Unfortunatelly Kiama was totally overcrowded with tourists and we had some trouble to find a caravanpark... And next to the cold weather the dragon in the blowhole was asleep. It gave only blows of maybe 2 or 3 meters (on good days the blow can be up to 25m high). But there was a little blowhole just a little further away which was much more active!

the little blowhole

Today we drove to Canberra which is the capital of Australia. It is quite an interesting place and due to its original planning has an interesting architecture. There are a lot of wide spaces and the streets are either straight or circular...

Flo infront of the new parlament house

The new parlament house was a very interesting place where we could learn a lot about the history of Australia e.g. the apology to Australia's indigenous people and the stolen generation. There was also the original magna carta on display which is an interesting feature for every student of law.

In the later afternoon we drove through the embassy area. There is an infinite number of different embassies and everyone looks special in its own way...

Oli infront of the Swiss embassy

Time is flying by... We just discovered that we have to return our Wicked Camper in Melbourne in two days. So we have no time for our planned hike to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko. But we're looking forward to see Oli's parents in Melbourne. And we wish them a save flight. cu soon!