Low bridges and Vampires! - oh the joy of being on the road again!

We packed up in Goulburn this morning - although it started out really foggy it was a beautiful day so we managed to dry everything out before packing away.  It took us a good 5 hours to pack up - amazing how you make yourself at home so quickly....

We punched in the coordinates for our free camping destination in to the GPS and had only travelled a short distance when we hit our first snag.  Came round a corner and saw a sign saying low bridge 2.7 metres with the actual bridge just in front of it...great warning signage - NOT.  We came to an abrupt stop and hopped out to see if the caravan would fit...it was touch and go!  A very friendly motorist coming the other way got out and helped Mal decide if the caravan would fit while I went back round the corner to warn any cars coming that there was a caravan stopped in the middle of the road.  Inch by inch Mal pulled the caravan forward and miraculously it fitted - there literally must have been millimetres in it.  Good thing is that we now know 2.7 metres is our height limit LOL.

We are heading initially to Queanbeyan to a camp ground there as a base to have a good look around Canberra.  The showground in Canberra allows dogs and is apparently an awesome place to camp but unfortunately they have a big show over Easter so thats not available.  Chip is booked in to the Vet in Queanbeyan for his blood tests to get back to NZ and I have a dentist appt to get my troublesome tooth looked at as well. 

We arrived at Warri Camping Reserve just after lunch - its a lovely little free camping spot alongside the Shoalhaven River about 13km away from Braidwood. 

There are a few other motorhomers and caravanners along with people in tents camping here.  The river is just lovely and Mal and Chip had their first swim for months.  Apparently there is even gold in the river and a few people had their pans etc out prospecting.  Here are a few photos of the camp and the river

Tonight after watching the movie Real Steel with Hugh Jackman (good movie) we were getting ready for bed - I was in the bathroom and Mal was washing the cups and saw what he thought was a very large moth flying round.  Infact it was a Vampire - well okay a small bat - flying around inside our caravan.  I did what any normal woman would do - stayed behind the door in the bathroom laughing hysterically while listening to Mal thrashing around in the caravan trying to get rid of it.  We think it flew out the door - we have searched every single nook and cranny in the van and can't find it but Mal didn't actually see it fly out the door...so just like not being happy unless I can see the actual squashed spider I am a bit hesitant to hit the sack as I sure don't want to wake up to the thing sinking its teeth in to my neck!  We have no idea how the thing got inside our van or when....yeek.

Daylight savings finishes here tonight so we get an extra hour sleep - I think I am going to need it!