Blogs from Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Geo: -36.4227, 150.064We relaxed in the Caravan Park for the morning and I took a picture from the Park of the Bermagui Beach, beautiful area.A Aleppo Tree was planted over the road over looking the Beach and the Park, the tree is from the original Lone Pine on Gallipoli, grown in the Jubilee year 1968. Planted in memory of departed comrades. Lest We Forget.We have booked the courtesy bus for 2pm, for the Bermagui Country Club for the raffles and entertainment. Should be good fun and the weather this afternoon is supposed to become wet, so it will not be a problem for us.Went for lunch to the Saltwater Cafe, situated on the Wharf at Bermagui, very nice prawns, and flathead tails. Thought the prawns and flathead tails would be a nice change from oysters. Pretty ... read more

We wake up to a clear orange sunrise over the water, broken only by flocks of seagulls. The campground only begins to stir, and we have a leisurely and pleasant breakfast by picnic tables near the water. Back on the road, a wrong turn becomes a welcome detour, as we wade in shallow waters at low tide, the first ones to leave footprints in the sand ripples. Up the coast the Princes highway finally meets the coast at Eden, and in our excitement we explore in detail the turnouts up to Haycock Point in Ben Boyd National Park: Pinnacles, Quondolo, North Long Beach, and Haycock Point. Pinnacles is a white and orange sandstone cliff face, which would be at home in Death Valley. Enroute a couple are staring into the brush, and point to an echidna, ... read more

That rain is back! With a vengeance! I thought I knew what torrential rain was, but my eyes have now been opened. We stopped for the night at a motorhome park in Tathra and woke up to find a lake outside our van. The lovely and hilarious (30 or so!) German exchange students that were camping next to us had made makeshift rain ponchos out of bin liners. They must have thought this weather was normal for Australia! We were also joined by a further 50 school kids from Canberra whose previous camping site had flooded.The wetness factor aside, it was amazing to watch the wild ocean and appreciate the beauty of the elements. With Tathra being only little, we headed onwards to Bermagui. En route, our road was closed off due to flooding. We gave ... read more