We arrived in Canberra from Sydney on Mon 18th Feb, and found a camp site in the City centre with a pool, internet, shade etc etc. Great location and we thought that we had finally cracked it until we looked for the communal kitchen and BBQ area and found that it was non existant. We have still to find the perfect camping site that has everything. This was still next to the bush and we had kangaroo's and a whole avery full of exotic birds join us for breakfast - parrots, kookaburras etc. We spent a day in Canberra and did the cultural things - War Museum, Australian National Museum and their Parliament. It was interesting, (especially given that we have never been to our equivalent places in London) but the city itself was a huge
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