Congo Beach NSW Australia

Days 29/30 Wednesday 28 - Thursday 29 October 2026

It was time to decide wether to continue inland via Cooma or head towards the coast for the next 2 nights. As you can see the coast won…

It was a lovely drive through forest and  Deua River Valley. There were also some farmland along the well maintained mostly gravels road.

We popped out of the hills at Moruya where we stopped along the river. We watched the seal floundering around for a bit.

Then continued on another 17km to Congo Beach camp in the Eurobodalla National Park. Its only a small campsite but there were a few spots that hadn’t been booked so we got onto the website and paid our $24.60 pn and settled in at #5. Good flushing toilets on offer as well.

Such a beautiful peaceful place. We walked along the beaches on either side of the point with not another person in sight! 

There was lots of birdlife, kangaroos and wallabies. Unfortunately we didn’t spot the whales that another camper had seen on previous days.

Bogan moths washed up 

76km 

Araluen NSW Australia

Day 28 Tuesday 27 October 2026

A very frosty start to the day but Busters’ heater did the trick to warm us up along with our morning coffee and then we were off heading south to Lake George where we stopped in at a couple of rest areas that were dedicated to soldiers that were given VC medals due to their valour in battle and consequently lost their lives… very sad and inspirational.

We stopped in Bungendore for fuel ($2.75) and had a walk around the block that mainly had cafes and touristy shops. Obviously a popular stopping point between the coast and Canberra.

We also had a walk around the historical town of Braidwood. We couldn’t resist a pie for brunch… 

Another 21km later we arrived at a campsite in Araluen.  There were a few others here and we had a peaceful night. It was an old gold mining area.

142km today