We are enjoying our stay at Kalaru , it’s nice and quiet with big sites. The weather has cleared, and I’ve got all the washing done. Today is Chris’s birthday, we spent the day at Tathra, walking around the memorial park and the recently completed walking tracks, around the headland. A lovely day with lunch at the Wharf bakery. A relaxed atmosphere and well presented food.
The far south Coast is beautiful and we have decided to stay another night here. So we can wander around the area more tomorrow.
The following day we went out to Nelson beach and walked till we reached the Lagoon around the corner. The water was so relaxing.
After cooling off for a couple of hours, we went into Bermagui, had lunch in a park and drove around the waterways.
While at Bermagui a swim in the Blue pool is a must
I also enjoy taking photos around the headlands
I stood on the rocks, patiently waiting for the colony of sea lions to pose for me, but this was the best I could get, so many sleeping on the rocks and others swimming around them.
Today we headed further down the Sapphire coast, and it was living up to its name, absolutely sparkling today.
Next stop was Eden, we had lunch down near the water, and as it is a big timber area, there’s a memorial sculpture for all the timber workers who have lost their life, while working in the industry.
we drove around Twofold Bay, where the Whale museum sits on a hill top and looks great, all white with murals around the fencing.
This afternoon we crossed into Victoria and tonight we are starting at a fee park at Cann River. Again I was able to cool off in the water, while Chris went for a walk. That’s it for now x
Travelling on…Hi again, if you are a follower of our travels, you probably realise we try to avoid staying in caravan parks, not only because of the cost, which ranges between $50-100 a night, at the moment, but also being packed in like sardines, the noise and people in general. That said, we opt for free RV sites on rivers or in bush camps.
As we travelled down the South Coast, we stopped on the edge of lake Illawarra at Warrawong. Just one night gave us time to do some shopping and relax, chatted with another lovely couple, starting their retirement journey, and chill out after driving through the Sydney traffic on a hot day, where we visited Chris’s brothers grave and had lunch with his nephew, at the Ettamogah pub . A warm 38 degrees there.! The Lakes area was very welcoming that afternoon.
The next day was Nowra… Met up with a class mate from my high school days and had lunch at the Worrigee sportsman club with him and his wife. We then called into the cemetery and put flowers on my family’s graves. Tom and Janette invited us to go out to their property at Falls Creek and stay overnight. We had a good catch up of days gone by and Chris really enjoyed Tom’s home brew, which Chris said got better as the night went on. An enjoyable stopover, thanks again Tom and Janette.
The following day we realised that the van fridge wasn’t working properly. So we started making phone calls and found a repair chap at Ulladulla All RV Repais.. So we dropped the van off to him and we did some sightseeing around the area. Went out to Ulladulla headland where I cooled my heels off in the water, taking some photos and watched little fish swim around my feet. My kind of enjoyment.
Lots of baby flathead.
A few more stops before we picked up the van and headed out to my cousin’s place at Lake Tabourie, to stay for the night. The fridge is still not working so need to look into it more tomorrow.
Another day without the van so we spent most of the day parked at Ulladulla Marina, waiting to see if the fridge is going to work after some minor adjustments by the repair guy.
No that didn’t work, thank goodness for the Waco fridge in the back of the Ute. We had to see if the fridge would would work on electricity, so we went into the Milton showground for the night . Not a bad spot.
Back to the Ulladulla fridge guy again yesterday, we left the van and had lunch in the park, I even had a nanny nap on the park bench while Chris read a book. Felt like we were homeless. I had forgotten to get a pic with my cousin John and his wife Valma when we stayed at their place so we went back into Lake Tabourie got a lovely photo and said farewell again. They are an amazing couple ,John is 94 and has a brilliant memory of his Navy days. They both still have full drivers licenses, do shopping once a week and also play cards twice a week. Valma cooked a lovely meal the night we stayed and John proudly said we were eating his home grown vegetables. I am so inspired by their zest in life, love and how to do life in your nineties. So happy that we took the time to visit.
We picked up the van late yesterday afternoon, Its fixed, yay !!! We headed further down the coast, so much water around the lakes area.
We travelled through the Bega Valley area,everywhere is so green, it also started to rain. Thankfully not too heavy when we arrived at Kalaru Park. We have booked in for 3 nights over long weekend.
Time for another trip around this amazing country. We have been home based since February last year. Although we spent 10 lovely days in the Cook Islands and 3mths at Cootamundra. Did lots of gardening, as well as spending time with family and friends…just how we had planned…so the year went that away..
So 2024 let’s go…
We left home just as it started to rain, and rain it did, all the way to Coffs Harbour .We had planned to have dinner with Peter, but the rain was torrential, so we decided to stay in his office till it stopped, but it didn’t, we were stuck there for over an hour . I’ve never been in such weather, certainly not with the van in tow. Made a dash to the car and got out of there! We travelled as far as Urunga, the rain eased and we pulled off the road in a gravelled area for the night, what a start to our trip!
The next morning the weather was reasonable, we drove out to South West Rocks for a look around and a short walk. Chris was starting to worry about the car..something doesn’t seem right.. now what! We went into Kempsey, made some phone calls to Mitsubishi, put a new hose on the motor and settled in for a few days at Gail and Noel’s place. Ahh, a great feed of Chinese that night, will fix all our problems.. not so…
WE stayed at Gail and Noel’s for 3 nights, before heading south again, a cuppa in a park beside the river, Stopping to sitesee overcrowded coastal towns. Down through Crescent Head and on to Port Macquarie.
We only just made it , the car started making some really bad noises. It’s getting worse! So we limped into Mitsubishi. The service guys there were great . Took a look, fixed the problem and sent us on our way. No charge.! Nothing frightens a triton, but the triton sure frightened me, the thought of cancelling our Tassy trip was running through my mind.
It was time for a break, I rang a school friend from Bomaderry, who lives in Port, she came out and met us at a sports ground . What a lovely catch up, a simple cup of tea on the edge of the road. Doesn’t need to be fancy, when old friends meet the years just melt away. Thanks Jan x.
Back on the road again, we looked for a place to stay overnight. We found a nice area behind the Laurieton boat club. Parked up and settled in for the night
This morning we watched the rowers on the lake and went up to a book sale at the club, Laurieton seems like a nice community minded town in a peaceful setting.
Today (Saturday), we are a bit further down the coast, a couple of stops, before pulling into a parking area at Tomago boat ramp on the river. Thankful for river parks with this hot weather. We head through Sydney tomorrow. More in a couple of days….
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