Blogs from Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Just a short drive down to the coast to Gerringong, where we checked in to Werri Beach Tourist Park. The first Europeans working in the area were red cedar cutters, who were first recorded as having visited and logged in the area in 1814. The cleared land was used for dairy farming and cedar cutting died out, as the cedar trees disappeared. Dairy farming became the predominant primary industry and remains so to this day. The rolling hills in the area are typical of rich coastal dairy country down the South Coast of NSW. Gerringong was the home of the mighty Mick Cronin (Parramatta Eels), Sally Fitzgibbon (Surfer), the Sims brothers Ashton, Korbin and Tariq (St George Dragons) and Rod Wishart (St George Dragons). We drove to the local shops to find somewhere to eat lunch, ... read more

We got back from the Whitsundays and we succeeding duping the traffic controller and did a pick-up in the drop-off departures zone. Living on the edge we are! We drove south last night to our weekend destination: the Southern Beaches. I’m awake early on Saturday morning (as per usual) and sitting in the lounge chair in the penthouse in Gerringong we’ve rented that has terrific views over the town and the beach. It’s a good transition from the views we had in the Whitsundays before going back to the city. ‘Cause where we’re staying in Sydney is so rough you know. You have to actually walk 10 minutes before you can see the water. Sheesh. Civilized Saturday evening game… (Shane taking over now) Saturday itself consisted of some well deserved wandering through town. The highlight of ... read more