Blogs from Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Day 1 (12/10/2018) Went to the weighbridge & weighed the caravan on the way to Traralgon. Came in at 2660kgs, so well under the limit. Ball weight a bit heavy at 240kgs, but we will learn to load it a bit differently & adjust what we carry. Arrived at Traralgon just on 12 Noon & set up. Rest of the day spent at the Lions convention Day 2 (13/10/2018) Spent all day at the Lions convention. Day 3 (14/10/2018) Departed Traralgon at 8.00AM. Stopped for a late lunch at Cann River, before arriving at Merimbula at 2.45PM. Set up the caravan & during the evening had electrical issues. Found 10A fuses in place when they should be 20A. Not impressed. Went about looking for all other issues with the caravan & making notes for everything to ... read more

Our lazy day was lovely. The weather was warm and sunny so we sat outside for a while and then took a slow stroll around the large holiday park grounds. Along one side is a creek with trees lining its banks, full of Bell Miners and Little Wattlebirds. At the end, we saw five kangaroos resting in the shade of some trees. They stood up tall when they saw us coming and kept watching us. We gave them a wide berth and they settled back down, unlike the heron that flew a bit further away. Just past them was a path that led to the Merimbula Lake shore, where there were small mangrove trees at the edge and we could see oyster beds in the water. We sat in the shade and had the delicious date ... read more

Kangarutha Track run and Merimbula for fireworks and New Years Eve. Jeb in sin bin - escaped to chase roo's and kids on screen free day... read more

Leaving Yass we headed for the coast and a place called Batemans Bay which is in Eurobodalla, New South Wales, on our way we pass through Goulburn which has a 15 metre high statue of a Merino a very big sheep.We had intended to stay but the weather was very unsettled so we decided to push on to Batehaven Bay.The drive was very reminiscent of driving through the Lake district in the UK on a winters day with rain and mist on the hills, in fact one part was called "misty mountain", the decent into Batemans bay was a bit hairy in the wet. As usual we headed for the tourist information on arriving in Batemans bay,we ended up staying on a caravan park a little outside of the main centre in a suburb called batehaven ... read more

Pancakes and coffee to start Sunday and the early morning cloud cleared by the time we set off to see the sights. The town is set around Merimbula Lake and it is a lovely coastal spot for those wishing to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big smoke. We browsed a few bookstores before coming across a coffee shop in prime position by the water and enjoyed another coffee in the sun (starting to think I may be addicted to the early morning heart starters). From there we walked to a park near the town jetty and enjoyed the view out to the Tasman Sea. In the afternoon I took advantage of the indoor heated pool and spa back at the caravan park. I'd walked past a few times without giving it much ... read more