My last couple of days in Melbourne were, as planned, fairly relaxed. I spent time wandering around the St Kilda area - taking in a promenade, pier, a beach volleyball tournament, Luna Park etc, and then just relaxing in my hostel. And fairly early on Sunday 21st, I set off with 2 random Brits, Linzi and Tom, to head for Sydney in a campervan, stopping in Canberra. As it turned out, we drove through Canberra and back again - that was enough really - and found our campsite nearby. After getting used to the automatic gearbox, the van was quite fun to drive - the journey passed uneventfully, and we reached Sydney at around 2pm the next day. I then found my way through Sydney to Collaroy, about 20 kms north of the centre, seeing my
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