The drive had become somber as she drove the winding road south. But the ocean grew in the distance, and the sparkling waves worked like a tonic on the atmosphere in the car. Wollongong Beach wasn’t the most spectacular beach in Australia, but it was large and sunny. There were a number of beautifully carved rocks, rounded and potholed throughout the coast, made even more scenic by the turquoise waters that sprayed up against them. 