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Published: April 22nd 2010
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Mollymook and Jervis Bay, Sunday 11th to Wednesday 14th April 2010
With our kangaroo watching complete we headed off to see our friend Lynn, who we’d organized to stay with that evening. Lynn had a summer house in Mollymook. As we drove away from Pebbly Beach we kept our eyes peeled just in case anything else decided to fly out from thin air and crush our car. We arrived at Lynn’s holiday home at 5.45pm. The house was set in a remarkable location, with a definite wow factor. It was set into the side of a hill looking down upon Mollymook Beach and the national park behind. Having been built in the 1960’s it was a traditional beach home and only a stone’s throw to the beach. We waited for Lynn’s arrival who was not far behind us and got shown around the house and its spectacular views from almost every room. It also had a fantastic terrace which stretched right along the back of the property, looking out to sea. Lynn had also arrived with food she’d picked up from a Chinese restaurant nearby and with a bottle of local wine already in stock, we sat and ate whilst
having a good catch up. That night we went to bed listening to the sounds of the waves and drifted happily off to sleep.
We awoke after what was a fantastic night’s sleep. We had briefly rose at sunrise to take a photo from our bedroom window and watched a person going in for a swim, but we then hopped back into bed and slept until a more reasonable hour. Once up we ate our breakfast on the terrace on what was a clear, clear day with not a cloud in sight. We decided the morning would be spent down on the beach and having made a few calls trying to find a possible solution to the car windscreen situation we set off down for a morning swim. Lynn decided to join us in the walk down too as she had some friends down there who she said she would like us to meet.
We arrived down at the lovely, quiet, picturesque beach and met Lynn’s friends. They were all nice people and either retired or semi-retired but boy did they know how to enjoy life! Nearly every morning they meet down at the beach, just under the
tree, with a thermos of tea or coffee and deck chairs, oh yes, I forgot to mention body boards too. Yes, body boards! As Bowks and I headed in for a swim they were all in the water and we heard a similar conversation to this:
Marge “Here Di, look at this wave coming, you got to get on that one”
Di “No worries, I’ve already seen it, I’ll get it alright!”
You then see four 60+ women paddling like mad, then come flying in on top of a wave. The pictures on their faces were priceless but best of all, full of joy. If that is what retirement’s about then I am looking forward to it. Having had a swim we too had a go on the body boards. Back on the beach we then put our sand sculpting skills to test and sculpted an award winning mermaid in the sand. Give us your reviews.
Feeling somewhat peckish after beach activities we headed back to the beach house for some lunch where Lynn and bought some tasty ham which we ate with a selection of cheeses and salad, out on the terrace. That afternoon Lynn took
us for a drive around the local area to see some of the sights, visiting a little vineyard and Mollymook town centre with its laid-back atmosphere and lovely harbour complete with fishing boats making it a picture postcard scene.
We then went to do a short aboriginal trail which had aboriginal artwork explaining their side of the story and the changes that western civilisation had brought. One of the pieces of the artwork had the following poem which I particularly liked:
Big white bird came by one day
Don’t like us, flew away
18 summers down the track
Guess what?
Buggers come back!
With the trail complete and Lynn’s dog having sniffed everything in sight we headed back to the beach house where we enjoyed a pleasant eve with a roast lamb dinner followed by a game or two of backgammon and scrabble, where on both accounts I lost horribly.
Another good nights sleep was had and after breakfast on the terrace and a day equally as clear as the one previous we took a morning walk with Lynn along the beach picking up pretty shells on our way before Lynn headed back to Sydney.
We on the other hand jumped back in the Beast with his cracked windscreen and headed off to visit Jervis Bay.
Jervis Bay is said to have some of the whitest sands in the world. It is half surrounded by national park and its waters are not only a beautiful turquoise blue, but also have an abundance of sea life with frequent sightings of whales and dolphins as well as being a renowned breeding ground for hammerhead sharks. We arrived at Jervis Bay, having taken the scenic route, at one of the beaches called Chinamans Beach. The beach and waters were just as explained above, bright white sands and turquoise blue water and better still we could only count a total of 10 people on the beach with us. We lay in the sun and bathed in the waters (keeping close to the edge) until we realised we were literally the only ones on there. I think it could quite simply be described as paradise.
We then visited the more popular Hyams Beach before heading to Huskisson, a local town where we ate from another famous pie shop (there does seem to be lots of famous pie shops
in oz, not that I’m complaining of course!) then indulged in some pic n mix near the harbours entrance and watched the boats come in and out.
As the afternoon progressed we decided we would head back to Lynns who although had gone back to Sydney had kindly said we could stay on for another night. We fancied an evening swim back at Mollymook beach and spending our last evening with a glass of wine watching the sunset, and that’s exactly what we did and thoroughly enjoyed it too.
We both have decided we like the feel of Mollymook, close enough civilisation, but far enough away to feel secluded and best of all it overlooked a beautiful beach. The rest of our evening was spent sorting out backpacks and belongings in prep for our departure from Australia. It felt a little sad to think about leaving Australia but we also had the excitement of South East Asia being just around the corner.
Having slept our final night at Lynns beach home we loaded up the Beast once more. With the Beast’s trusty engine starting first time as usual we drove away from Mollymook feeling happy, relaxed and
Chinamans Beach
The whitest sands in the world refreshed. Thanks Lynn.
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Matt Herwin
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Mermaid Review
Your lucks in, because I've been a leading expert on sand sculptures for the best part of 40 years now, I feel that nothing short of a full and extensive appraisal of this exquisite piece of modern art would do! My findings and full review are as follows. I think it's great!