Australia Day 2009

The 26th of January was our second Australia Day. Last year we were out on Sydney Harbour, this year we went camping with some friends in Pretty Beach.

Pretty Beach is a campsite and beach in Murramarang National Park, about 4 hours south of Sydney. The weather was really good (with 1 little storm as exception) and luckily our site had a tree on it to provide some shade.

Sunday we went for a hike up to Pigeon House Mountain. Pigeon House Mountain is a mountain named by Captain James Cook during his voyage of discovery along Australia's eastern coast in 1770. The prominent remnant of a two tier sandstone structure, the summit rises to 720m above sea level. Pigeon House Mountain is a popular walking destination, taking an average of three hours for a complete ascent and descent from the car park. The most exciting bit is the final climb near the top, there are 12 iron ladders attached to the rock. Very steep!

After the long walk we were all hot and dusty, so we drove to Pebbly Beach. The beach and a park landscape come together at this beach and the kangaroos live almost on the beach.

Relaxing in front of the tent	A Monitor lizard walks by out tent. He is about 1m long!
The ladders to the top
At the top of Pigeon House Mountain	We made it all the way to the top and back!
	Kangaroo relaxing near the beach, what a life!
Pebbly Beach (where are the pebbles?)
On our way back to Sydney, near Kangaroo Valley