Just go with it......: ghost tours, swells, campfires and more!

Location: Melbourne - Sydney

Date: 12^th April – 19^th of April

We had to see goodbye to Melbourne and our newly made friends and continue our trip up North. Walhalla was our final destination for today. According to the Lonely planet ( our BFF), Walhalla is “Victoria’s most historic and charming town”. Walhalla was a gold town and at its peak bigger than Melbourne. Currently the population is 16.........

We found a nice free camping spot at the end of town and setup camp. In the evening we walked back ( with about 6 layers on cuz it is COLD!) as we booked a ghost tour. WHA HA HA HA HA ....anyways.. ;) We learned a lot about the town and its ghost, and even though i don’t really believe in them it still felt eerie walking through the woods in pitch-dark.

The next day we visited one of the Mine-shafts of Walhalla which was really interesting. Learning about the way they lived, made the mineshaft and looked for gold ( it took them 6 years to find the gold) was actually quite shocking.

We continued our trip up north but were hit with a COLD front ;) Ok so maybe not so cold but still colder than I imagined Australia to be. SO that newly-bought warm sweater was very much appreciated!. At this point we were also a bit sick of the smell coming out of our aircon. So Remco was on a mission t find out what... well the picture will tell all:

We hit rainy Mallacoota ( not so nice when it rains) and headed further up to Jervis Bay for a nice swell. We had passed a very flat Bells beach (surfers paradise.. when it is not flat) so Maaike was dying to get on her surfboard. The last days we stayed at 2 different campings and Maaike’s friend Hans joined us. When they went on “the search” (which is a term for surfers when they are looking for a nice swell), we went a bit more inland and visited the tiny village Kangaroo Valley.

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Kangaroo Valley

OUr last camping before we went our seperate ways was near wollongong ( i know the names are so coo arent'they!) and has the most spectacular view... We enjoyed our fire, wine and a gorgeous sunset.... :)