Road trip along Lawrence Hargrave Drive

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September 17th 2011

Published: September 20th 2011

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WillandJo

The Ute

Our trusty steed!

So it’s the weekend and sunny, what should we do… Road Trip!! We loaded up the car with beach towels, sunnies, sun cream and left over food to snack on (Will’s Cousin Ben doesn’t like leaving left over food in the fridge so we have to eat it before it gets thrown out!), jumped in the Ute, and headed south on the Freeway towards Wollongong.

It wasn’t long before we spurred off onto the Lawrence Hargrave Drive with awesome views of the sea along the twisty undulating roads, and crossing Sea Cliff Bridge.

Initially we stopped at Coledale Beach by Shark Park!! Fortunately we didn’t make the acquaintance of any these beasties, although that was primarily due to us staying out of the Tasman Sea as it was too damn cold, but the surfers seemed to be doing okay!! Although there were no sharks, we were surrounded by dogs as this beach had no restriction on them, so it made for amusing viewing when some of the pups encountered water for the first time, as well as owners sprinting across the beach to retrieve their dogs from other peoples lunch!

Next stop was Bulli beach where we saw

Sea Cliff Bridge

Views of the Tasman Sea

Dolphins swimming round the point, although they avoided our best efforts to capture them on camera.

After a couple of hours of relaxing and taking photos of the waves breaking on the coast, we packed up and headed back North towards Scarborough, stopping at the Scarborough hotel, which has amazing views over the Ocean, for a Schooner and a bowl of fries before heading home via the Royal National Park.

The drive home through the park was a series of constant twists and turns, and a mecca for motor bike riders – not so good for a 4x4 Ute, although Will was having fun!!

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