Culburra Beach and Surrounds

 Today we stayed close to Culburra Beach and explored the local area.

 This is the view from Penguin Head Lookout at the end of our street, about a 15 minute walk.

                                        

Deb and I started off the morning by walking the length of Culburra Beach with Kerrie picking it up at the northern end.

We then headed off to Crookhaven Heads which was just down the end of the road where Kerrie picked us up.

It was a short walk out to the headland but quite up and down and steep in parts

At one point you could look one side out to the ocean and the other side to the inlet. There were lots of tepees that had been made from all the driftwood.

Unfortunately this was all that remained of the lighthouse, looking a little sad!

It was worth the walk, lots of lovely views

We headed back to our villa for brunch, calling in to Orient Point on the way, just to see what was there!

Then we headed of to explore some of the local beaches. First stop was Currarong Beach, where I went for a walk and Deb and Kerrie went for a swim.

This was one of the little bays I came across- Wilsons Beach

Kerrie's picture of me walking back to meet them on their beach

                                        

Then we headed  to Calalla Bay

In the afternoon we headed to Jindyandy which was an old mill that had various shops. Most of them were shut, a bit disappointing but lovely and green and nice gardens.

Berry, Kiama, and Minnamurra Rainforest

 Today the Tuesday Girls headed north. First stop was the The Treat Factory in Berry. Jams, chutney, chocolates, sauces, spices- all sorts of treats!

Deb and I had a yummy hot chocolate from the Dairy Bar and Kerrie had a turmeric latte. We then headed into the centre of Berry to check out the shops.

At the top of the street was a lovely park with a pretty gazebo.

Berry was beautifully kept with many lovely old buildings and plenty of shops to explore.

We then headed further north to Kiama, the countryside was just so green.  Kiama was 1 hour from Culburra Beach, we were in a good central spot to explore parts of the south coast. 

We made it to the Blow Hole at Kiama, as you can see the Blowhole was not blowing, but it was still such a good view of the coastline.

Next we headed inland about 20 minutes to the Minnamurra Rainforest Centre. Deb and I headed off on the Waterfall Walk up to the falls, while Kerrie headed out on the Lyrebird Walk. The walk to the falls was uphill most of the way and rather steep. We set off at 3pm just as it started to rain, at least it was warm and the rain not to heavy. We passed people coming down, but we pretty much had the walk to ourselves. It was such a pretty walk through the rainforest- we decided we were "forest bathing" definitely good for the soul.

 One of the two suspension bridges, however one had been partially swept away from heavy rain last year so was closed.

Deb and I made it to the falls- definitely worth the walk.

We were a little damp!

On the way back down we spotted 5 lyrebird hens out scratching on the forest floor. Later as we left the car park we spotted a male lyrebird with his fancy tail.

We then headed to Bombo on the coast to see Cathedral Rocks before heading back to Culburra Beach. We were pretty tired, it had been a long day, but well worth it.

Tuesday Girls Visit Jervis Bay

 Today took us to some of the towns and beaches around Jervis Bay. First stop was Huskisson where we did a board walk through the mangroves.

Lovely walk back to the Visitor's Centre then headed into the town itself to check out the shops and walk around the headland to see the view of Jervis Bay.

We then headed to Vincentia, a smaller quieter town where we enjoyed a lovely salad lunch at Phoebe's Kitchen.

We then headed to some of the beaches, the first was Nelsons Beach.

Then onto Hyams Beach

Panorama from Plantation Point

Tuesday Girls on the Beach

Then it was back to our unit for the night. We have a little café, call Fishwicks, less than 200metres from our front door. There were morning visits each day, including ordering the Take Home Tuesday meal- perfect for the Tuesday Girls. It was Texan smoked shoulder of lamb, broccolini and creamy polenta. It was yum! Dessert was a piece of hedgehog slice that we had picked up from the Potters Pantry on our way down yesterday.