….And continues…..

Day 2 …..and awoke to the soothing sound of raindrops on the roof. Generally grey, dreary, cold and damp day but happily packed everything up, and set off south by 10.30. Had received the reassuring news from our housesitters that they had arrived the night before and apparently been accepted by our two moggies (one long haired, mad tortie with probable ADHD (Molly) and the other a short haired grey, somewhat dim “pedigree” (only in the sense of being inbred – and quite incestuously we believe), with likely Aspergers (Charlie)). Charlie owns the bed and clearly didn’t care that his usual humans weren’t in it. Promiscuous little bugger! Wandered around Kiama for several hours, freezing at the blowhole (at least able to park across two car spaces there), ducking into various crafty shops when the rain got too heavy and enjoying a decent thai lunch special. Discovered that stopping on a whim is not so easy with a van in tow. Certainly couldn’t use the angle parking in town and were eternally grateful to the helpful lady in the Blowhole cafe for directing us to some boat trailer parking near the harbour. Of course then I had to back the damn thing into a spot, to the gentle sound of my beloved other half banging on the back of the car and yelling incomprehensible instructions (and incorrect as it turned out), accompanied by wild windmilling of hands. After Kiama, headed south again via various “scenic drives” – inverted commas, as “scenic” not a good description in all cases. Decided to stop overnight at Mollymook, just north of Ulladulla, with a view to some more in depth research on where to go and what to do (probably should have done this before we left home but oh well). Review of the rather heavy “Explore Australia 2010” book, given by my work colleagues as a parting gift, will, I’m sure, be very rewarding! Probably only managed another 200km today – oh well.