Making our way home

I didn't get a chance to write an entry yesterday because I was too excited about the Giants winning the Superbowl! I wish that I could have been back in the US to see the game, although I imagine my excitement would be equally as alone in Boston as it was in Australia. The rains kept up and so did our our drive south. Around 4 o'clock or so we started looking for places to stop for the night. Despite the rain Jon and I really wanted to camp for the night. We drove by a few caravan parks but decided to pass on all of them- they were pretty crappy accommodations. Taking a look at the list of national parks we had picked up at the visitor center yesterday, we realized that we weren't far from Yuragir National Park- where we had wanted to camp earlier in the week before ending up at the first tourist park in Yamba. The only problem- access was through a 10km dirt unsealed road. The going was a bit rough at first, deep potholes had been filled with water and our trusty steed, the Daihatsu Charade, was no match for them. We plowed through however, until our way was blocked by a completely flooded road. We decided not to risk the crossing and headed back to the main road.
We ended up spending the night camped in a trailer park. I'll spare the description and leave you with just 2 words- shitty and wet. The only good part was its closeness to the beach. We were only a five minute walk from the water and could hear the crashing of the waves from our tent when the rain wasn't too loud.

We are now on the final leg of our drive back to Castlereagh. Tempers are a bit short, the car is filled with more than wet clothes and is more than a bit stinky. It will be good to be back at Jaimie's house- I should have some pictures up from our trip shortly. Unfortunately I will also have to start work on my current comp sci project due in only four days. In six, I'll return to the US. Until then we have plans to spend a few days in Sydney, visit some caves around the area and also do a short hike or two in the local Blue Mountains.