NSW South Coast

After a few days in Sydney and Canberra catching up with friends and family we drove over the Clyde mountain and down to the south coast of New South Wales. We have spent quite a lot of time in this area over the years. It's the local seaside beach for Canberra residents. Also Robert's mother and brother live there. So we spent some more time with family

We booked into "The Moorings" a timeshare resort at Tomakin for a week. The resort is on the Tomaga River, an estuary. It's about halfway between Bateman's Bay and Moruya. Nearby Mogo has a great zoo which we have visited several times (the last time was in January). It's well worth a visit to see the small tamarind and lion monkeys and the snow leopards and tigers. Greg, Tuk, Nick and Natasha came from Canberra for the weekend and we had fish and chips at Bateman's Bay for dinner.

We spent some time exploring the nearby beaches of Mossy Point and Broulee

Moruya is on the Moruya River, about 5km from the beach. It has many wooden sculptures illustrating history and life around the area. These include a gold miner, an airman, dolphins and fish. An element of local hisory has recently been brought to light by the revelation that the Moruya River and the adjacent airport were used by the secretive Black Catalina flying boats during World War II. The south coast hinterland is rolling green hills, with a history of forestry, dairy and fishing. It's also the area where the stone for the pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was mined. Recent rains have left the dams full and the pastures lush.

Sister-in-law Margaret has been busy making us a patchwork quilt, cushions andd accessories for our new caravan - another masterpiece

On Saturday 24th March we are off to New Zealand for 23 days.  WiFi permitting our next post will be from the Shaky Isles.