Day 2 - An AI Assisted 10 Day Tour in New South Wales Australia

We left Gerroa around 09:30, headed south along the coast. Once again, we planned a few outings and a lunch stop with the help of ChatGPT. So far, this tool has been a great help. There are so many things to see and do that we have to slim it down to the time we have. Our route took us through Berry, a nice small town with an amazing main street. More coffee shops than you could count. While we didn’t stop, we took a slow drive through the town. From there the road took us through Kangaroo Valley where we took a short detour into the town of Kangaroo Valley to find a painted water tank. There are silos and water tanks around Australia that artists have painted with local wildlife, flowers, etc. Our friend Marilyn has an app that shows where they are in the local area. As luck would have it, we also came across the Hampton Bridge at the edge of town. Opened in 1898, it’s Australia’s last wooden suspension bridge. Its gothic towers make it that much more unique. We took another quick detour to a lookout at Cambewarra and an incredible view out over valley to the ocean.

We continued on our winding way down the valley to Ulladulla, where we planned a short walk labelled One Track for All. It’s a cultural walk of about 2 km with lots of carved boards highlighting the dual culture nature of Australia. Looking out from the 4 viewpoints along the way, the water was a beautiful blue and not a cloud in the sky.

Next stop for the day was lunch at the Starfish Deli in Batman’s Bay. Sat outside on the boardwalk watching the world go by. A bit pricey for lunch, but worth it. After picking up a few groceries, it was on to Narooma the last stop of the day before heading to our next holiday park. ChatGPT suggested a couple of worthwhile walks, one along a boardwalk in the harbour, then out to “Australia Rock” and the breakwater. Both were beautiful walks, and again, the views were breathtaking. When we walked out to the breakwater, built for the harbour entrance, the seals were taking advantage of the sun, lazing on the rocks, and feeding with the incoming tide. I’ll leave it you to figure out why its called Australia Rock….

Our stop for the night was a holiday park in Tathra, about an hour and half south of Narooma. The drive took us out towards the coast and as it was later the day, we started watching for kangaroos. They feed morning and late afternoon, so you’re more likely to see them, and they’re also more jump out in front of the car! We saw lots of wallabies and grey kangaroos. We did stop at one point to get a few pics of a small herd of grey kangaroos. Very impressive!

Arrived to our “surf shack” for the night and tomorrow we’re off to Canberra for a couple of nights.