My Australian holiday - you asked for it !

[Snatcher]

The next part of our clifftop walk took us through this large graveyard.I did think it rather strange at the time!!

 

 

The walk did seem to go on forever and it really was a hot day,I am just pleased we took plenty of water with us.Our next stop was at this "Bali Bombing" memorial plaque.We did stop for a moments reflection here because in a way we were involved with it. Amanda was having her year out and was in Bali when this outrage happened.She had actually been in that same Sari nightclub only two night previous!!

 

 

At last we reached Coogee beach.We had been walking the best part of two hours and I was really looking forward to that barbie

 

 

Amandas mates(Linda) apartment was just off the seafront so we called into the offlicence on the way for some wine and beer.By the way the ozzie name for an offlicence is a "bottlo" !! The barbie was duly lit on on went Skippys left leg LOL

 

 

Jen was our chef on this occasion

 

 

Looks nice or what??

 

 

We all had a great time and drank far too much booze.I can really recommend kangaroo meat,it tastes a bit like beef but is virtually fat free - you heard it here first.

 

 

Next installment I hire a car,leave Sydney and head off on the long haul down the coast to Melbourne

Edited December 3, 2008 by Snatcher

[medwaygreen]

Another wonderful five minutes looking at your piccys Snatcher, thanks and keep them coming.

[Clifftop]

well done Snatcher, great narrative to go with the pics.

Edited December 3, 2008 by Clifftop

[RobStubbs]

Yep nice pics and comments. Can I place my order now for the book when it comes out ?

 

Rob.

[Hellbelly]

Great stuff mate. Love those beach shots. And yes, great narrative too.

 

Mick.

[Bobj]

Excellent, mate.

Quote "Now there are two small beaches between Bondi and Coogee but I cannot recall their names,they were very pretty though"

They are Tamarama and Bronte beaches.

Spent a very nice week in Coogee, doing a hard rock drilling program; a beautiful place.

[barry luxton]

Keep em coming

[Snatcher]

"Are we sitting comfortably? then I'll begin"

 

Well the next stage of our holiday took us from Sydney to Berry where I had prebooked a self-catering lodge for the night.In fact I had prebooked five overnight accomodation stops for us on our way down to Melbourne. First off I had to pick up the hire car at Sydney Airport and this is the little beauty,a Hyundai Getz - it virtually ran on "fresh air"!!

 

 

Fortunately the airport is on the southern edge of the city so I avoided all of those unknown,horrid one way systems in the city centre! The Royal National Park was our first port of call and very scenic it was too.Check out Werrong beach,apart from us there was a couple of surfers and a lone fisherman.

 

 

 

We then headed south again and pulled in at a viewing point,the actual view was pants but Dorothy seen this "face" in a large rock and snapped it.What do you reckon it looks like?

 

 

From the park we continued south and pulled in at the viewing point of Bald Hill.I could not resist asking Dorothy to take this shot!!

 

 

This route was part of the Grand Pacific Drive and very scenic it was too.This is a shot of the next bit of road we had to drive over - the Seacliff Bridge.

 

 

[Snatcher]

Now the Seacliff Bridge was opened on Dec 11th 2005 at the cost of approx $52 million. It had been built owing to frequent landslips blocking the road. It was very spectacular to drive and walk on.

 

 

Next up it was Shellharbour.It was a really naff overcast day but we still had a stroll around its little harbour.I noticed a fisherman cleaning his catch so I took a shot of it - notice the expectant pelicans in the background. On second thoughts Dorothy must have taken this shot due to the "slanty sea" LOL

 

 

I also took a shot of this fish identification sign as reference material as I had planned to wedge in quite a bit of fishing

 

 

Dorothy had been reading about "Kiama Blowhole" and the pictures of it on our map looked really impressive so that was the next port of call.Yes you guessed it,when we got there it was low water and no waves at all to make the damm thing blow!! Here is a picture of the hole anyway

 

 

We pulled into Berry in the late afternoon so had time for a look around.It really was a nice little town,quite ordinary really apart from this hotel roof!!! I take it they have rather large spring tides

 

 

The next leg of the journey takes us from Berry to Jervis Bay

[Snatcher]

I have found it really hard to restart this thread after the tragic loss of Danny. Danny pushed me into doing this photographic diary of our Australian holiday and told me that both he and Susan looked forward to seeing every entry.

 

Well Danny I can assure you that I will complete it and hope you are looking down and having a good chuckle at some of them.

 

We left Berry at about 10am the next morning to really terrible weather.It was bitterly cold,misty and overcast but we did spot our first wild kangaroo just sitting in someones front garden. Huskisson was the first place we stopped at. We took a brisk walk around the harbour

 

 

and quickly got back into the car as it was that cold and starting to drizzle!!! We were told to call in at Hyams beach as it was supposed to have the whitest sand in Australia - quite a claim !! Well under that leaden grey sky the beach certainly did not appear white. Anyway here is a shot of deserted Hyamas Beach

 

 

We hit the road again and called into Ulladulla for fish and chips and a cuppa. From there we drove through Termail State Forest.It was a pleasant trail drive but did not stop due to the heavy rain that had arrived.I did spot a 2 foot black snake wriggling over the road and managed to avoid running it over.

 

Our next port of call was Pebbly Beach. Now it is supposed to be famous for its kangaroos that quite often come down to the beach. As far the kangaroos went it was a no show but we were treated to the most awesome show of wild parrots.Check out these photos

 

 

 

 

 

Dorothy snapped this shot of one perched on my outstretched hand

 

 

 

One was even inside the car boot checking out Dorothys handbag

 

 

A rather bemused Dorothy did not escape their attentions either!!

 

 

 

It really had been the highlight of the day and if you ever travel down the coast from Sydney to Melbourne Pebbly Beach is not to be missed.

 

The next installment features Eden and its killer whale museum