Day 19

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Day 19. Using free WiFi at Mc D's. We are in New South Wales in a city called Port Macquarie. It's gray and rainy. The only item on the list for today is a brewery that's here somewhere. Not a bad day. We will look for some free camping after that and park it for the night. Our battery will power the fridge and two lights for about 4 days without being charged. It charges up while driving and when we plug in the van at Campervan Parks.

Last night we stayed at a campground that had heaps of kangaroos only feet from us and our van. There was a Momma roo who had a joey in her pouch. We watched him get out and hop around a bit. It was pretty cute! When we were sitting at the campfire with some friends we met a roo came hopping by at full speed and we all jumped. I wouldn't want to be in it's way. We also saw some HUGE crazy looking spiders.

This picture is from the start of the trip in Wilsons Prom. There are lots more to come once I have a solid connection and the pics on my computer.

The van is treating us well. I swept it out and organized this morning. Makes a big difference to clean it up a bit. It gets messy very quickly. We have got the routine down of making the bed at night and packing it up in the mornings. We've done that every day since we started. Nate has been doing a great job of driving while I have been navigating the 2,300 or so miles up the coast. We are nearing the halfway point.

We have been cooking some tasty meals out of the van. We have a pretty sweet bbq that Nate has been setting up and taking down as we use it. I made an amazing curry when we were in the Blue Mountains free camping by a creek. While we were there we went to a beef tasting. That's right, a beef tasting. It was great fun! We had sausages, steak, and beef patties. The man who ran the farm was very hospitable. There was even live music and tea and coffee. Fancy. We bought some Wagyu steaks and tomato and onion sausages. Yum-o. The Blue Mountains got their name from the oil exuded by the Eucalyptus leaves. When it is viewed from afar with the surrounding haze it looks blue. The smell was also very strong!

We are off to sample some good craft beer. This will be brewery #3.