Well I think we jinxed ourselves bragging about how we had done it again and found the perfect spot! It was in a good location but turns out at night all the ferals come out and drink (on a Monday night) and cause a ruckus in the park! They kept us up all night and we were concerned that they might come and cause trouble as they were talking shit outside our van. We decided last night that we would pack up and go in the morning even though we were planning on staying 3 nights, there was lots of other parks around if need be.
Packed up early and went and gave the keys back to the owners, they were very good about the whole thing and said they had considered kicking these people out before and would definitely be doing it now, apparently they were hassling some backpackers that were staying there also. They gave us our money back on the nights we had already paid for too which they didn't have to do but appreciated.
We then decided to just drive down the coast and see what we ran into. I had read about a place on WikiCamps (which is what we have been using to source a lot of our accommodation) that was cheap and just bush camping but there was some good reviews on it so went and had a look at this. It is in Moruya which is only just below Bateman's Bay and this place was packed, grey nomads everywhere. Found a spare spot though with water views so pulled up and have decided we will at least stay here 3 nights, maybe longer.... The people are very friendly and forthcoming with advice and experience so we are more at home here. We also get to use all the equipment we have bought for bush camping, but as we have been glamping for a lot of this trip so far we haven't used it yet.
Set up the shower tent for first time, set up the Coleman hot water on demand for a hot shower and any other reason we would need hot water, solar panel is coming in handy for charging iPads, phones and running pretty much anything we want during the daylight hours. The panel actually creates more power than we can use most days so we bought an Anderson plug extension lead so we can pump power into the second battery in the car also. So not missing out on anything and can have a nice campfire as well!
Went for a bit of a fish, apparently people have been catching salmon off the rock wall here and flathead in the river. But we didn't have any luck didn't go at the right time in the tide, however Geoff a few camps down from us wants to show us all his secret spots and what gear he uses and pretty much anything, he is very helpful!
It's funny because I keep mentioning the Castle movie in this blog (and i do love this movie) but this place also reminds me of the castle because it is right next door to an airport BUT the serenity is just so good that it doesn't matter, no one cares that there are planes making noise.... Like Darryl said a man's home is his castle and this is our castle at the moment!
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