🏕️ Mystery Bay camping trip — October 2026

Over the last week, Clare and I took the dogs and spent the week in Mystery Bay, NSW. A ~3hr drive from Canberra, Mystery Bay was so named due a mysterious disappearance of five men, who left behind only a holed ship they had used to get to a nearby goldfield. The campgrounds are about 10 minutes drive from Narooma, which made it really handy to pop into town for supplies and such.The week overall was an incredibly relaxing and restorative experience. Being in nature, in the ocean and under the (few) stars each night was truly one of the best ways to live!Day 1 — Monday 19 OctoberWe were in absolutely no way ready to start our holiday by rushing to leave first thing on Monday morning. Clare had just come back from another weekend trip the night before, so we took our time packing and getting as organised as one can. We had made a super rough list of essentials over the previous week and picked some things off of that to each procure and pack. I also wanted to pick up a battery pack…