We departed Sydney in another tiny rental car, this time bound for Melbourne via the coastal route. Our drive started along with a rainstorm large enough to shut down the Sydney airport, which followed us south for a few days. We'd inherited a tent from friends in Sydney, and with National Parks lining the route, figured we'd have no problem camping along the way - if only it weren't pouring rain and we'd had any other camping gear besides the tent. Our only plan was to drive until we felt like stopping - though unfortunately, the rain didn't. So one was spent sleeping in our Hyundai, in the village of Jervis Bay - a town that includes a general store, a police station, and about two streets with a handful of houses. We parked under a streetlight and got as much sleep as we could without the ability to extend our legs. The highlight though, was when Allie came back from a bathroom run knocking on my window and pointing excitedly in the pouring rain - our first kangaroo sighting! There were two of them, just hanging out in someone's front yard, munching away on the grass.
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