The Way Back to Sydney

With less than a week to get back to Sydney, we made the most of our time. We left Melbourne and headed southeast. After about two hours, we reached Wilson's Promontory, the southern most point of Australia and a somewhat undercover wonder in OZ. No one had mentioned it to us until we got to Victoria, but once we heard about it, we didn't stop--it was on everyone's top 5 list of best national parks in the country. It is this spot of coast that Tasmania broke off of and therefore the ecology and wildlife is very similar.

Wombats were rumored to haunt the roads at night, and despite our stakeouts we never saw one alive. The coasts are pristine and the beaches are amazing. The water color never ceases to amaze me, but it was the rock formations that surrounded each bay that intensified the beauty of this spot. We only had one day at Wilson's Prom, but it is definitely a place to spend more time.

From the Prom we headed north to Canberra, Australia's Capital Territory. We toured the Parliament, visited the library, the largest in the country, and drove through the town with its streets name for every state in the country. After just an afternoon in the small capital, we headed north and east towards our final destination.