Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 – Long Hard Rainy Drive Day

After some discussion yesterday and today, Hubby and I decided to try to get as close to Sydney today as possible, in hopes that we could find some way to get downtown and see the Opera House, so we made a beeline down the Pacific Coast Highway, which was a patch up of motorway, highway and small town main street the whole way. Unfortunately, it was patchy rain off and on all day, including some real gully washers that reminded me of a good south Florida summer thunderstorm. That made it a pretty tiring drive, and after a long stop at a service center that wasted almost half an hour (NEVER AGAIN, KFC!!), we finally settled on a free campsite at a rest area that was on the water, just a bit off the highway, in a place called Mooney Mooney. Not much more than a parking lot and boat launch, but it had all the modern conveniences that a camper needed, and we settled down for the night just as darkness fell. It continued to rain off and on during the night, and even with earplugs it could be heard. Not my favorite weather for travel! But we're only about an hour outside of Sydney, so we have high hopes we'll have a chance to see some sights tomorrow. We met a couple in a gas station that suggested we park in a town called Hornsby and take the train into Sydney, which sounds like a good idea. Hope that works out!

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