MYALL LAKES

We chose to stay at Seal Rocks Tourist Park mainly because of its location, we are opposite the ocean beach and listen to the roar of the surf in bed.




Everywhere we have been so far (apart from Bateman’s Bay and Sydney) has been very quite. It appears that not many people visit the seaside campgrounds at this time of year.




This is probably a reason why the wildlife show such an interest in our arrival. When we were setting up at Seal Rocks we attracted five Kookaburras and two bush turkeys within the first five minutes.





















We were fortunate to see this Dusky Antechinus, a small endangered marsupial on our first night here. It was not bothered by our presence and waited for David to grab his camera and take a photo.







The weather changed dramatically overnight and we had a day of gale force winds and rain.





We were fortunate to find a window in the weather to undertake a walk to the Sugarloaf Lighthouse.






There were magnificent views along the way and many more when we reached the lighthouse.

Jervis Bay to Sydney

At Jervis Bay we stayed in the Green Patch campground, another superb site. There’s many walks and beaches at Jervis Bay, it would be a good place to spend a couple of weeks. We spent two days going on a few walks and on the morning of our departure we took a self guided tour of the botanical gardens, absolutely beautiful.






Cape St George, Jervis Bay











Moes Rock, Jervis Bay












Wrecked Lighthouse, Jervis Bay















A few photos taken in the Botanical Gardens, Jervis Bay


Gymea Lily







































We spent a night at Emu Plains in Sydney to visit Faye’s sister-in-law. We had a night out with Gay at the Emu Plains Football Club and spent time with nephew Kevin and his family the following morning. Gay really enjoyed the surprise visit.

We then travelled to Newcastle to visit Faye’s cousin Sue and her husband George.
A photo of Sue and George outside their home.

NAROOMA to DEPOT BEACH

After leaving Moruya we drove south to Narooma to purchase an annual country NSW National Parks pass after finding out it costs $7 per day to enter a National Park in this State.

Brou Lake campground in Eurobodalla National Park was another wonderful campsite with the bonus of being cost free. The campsite was accessed at the end of a drive through a rainforest with a underlay of cycads and situated beside a salt lake. We stayed here for two nights enjoying the walks through the bush and along the sandy shore. Of an evening we light a fire and cook our meals on the wood BBQ provided. The National Park camp sites are most attractive, the landscaping and facilities in harmony with the bush setting, and sometimes there are HOT showers.

This kookaburra was very determined. Looks like he thought the camera was good enough to eat!














Evening Meal, Brou Lake












Our campsite at Brou Lake














Many eyes on David's lunch













Travelling north again we stopped for a walk around the headland at Bingie Bingie Point which is also in Eurobodalla National Park.

Bingi Bingi Point














Large rock pool near ocean at Bingi Bingi














David inspecting the remains of boiler from a steamship that was wrecked and washed ashore at Bingi Bingi.









The next night we stayed in Bateman’s Bay where we bought fresh seafood. The following couple of nights we indulged ourselves with oyster kilpatrick and chilli prawns for our evening meals.



From there we moved to Depot Beach in Murramarang National Park. We also spent time exploring nearby beaches including Pebbly Beach and Pretty Beach. The beaches all have appeal; being isolated they have natural beauty and we often have them to ourselves. The birdlife and native animals are amazing in the national parks. Kookaburras, wattlebirds, currawongs, many species of parrots and rosellas, kangaroos, and of course, possums, are so friendly. They surround us as we set up camp in expectation of free food but soon desert us when we are not forthcoming. There are signs everywhere requesting people to ‘keep the wildlife wild’ by not feeding them. However I’m afraid many people ignore the warnings.

KING parrot, Depot Beach Campground












Sunbeams filtering through the rain forest canopy, Pebbly Beach












King Parrots (male & female) stopping us from leaving camp.












Faye with KING Parrot













Sooty Oystercatcher surrounded by surf as he feeds.