Huskisson is Nice

We had a lovely week at the Jervis Bay Caravan Park at Wollamia, right next door to the quite trendy coastal resort of Huskisson. Situated right on the inlet that feeds into Jervis Bay, and which serves as safe harbour to the boat owners of Huskisson, the park was very well maintained, had a fantastic pool area, and was a 1000% step up from Alamein. Thank you God!


Set up at Jervis Bay Caravan Park


Our site was waterfront, and apart from the sand flys that thought I was the all you can eat buffet, it could not have been better. My legs now resemble one of those join the dot puzzles you enjoy as a kid, but don't enjoy as an adult when constructed by sand flies. Aerogard, Rid, you name it, they are all but sauces on the sand flies meal. 

We met some really nice people at this stop, most with join the dot legs! There were retired travellers such as ourselves, couples on fishing trips, a Dutch couple, who were so taken by the spot, that he proposed on the jetty at sunset, and I was asked to be official photographer, and just to show you how small the world really is, an old neighbour from Peakhurst! It was happy hour and I asked one of our visitors where he came from. He answered Peakhurst, where he had lived for the last 30+ years. His name was Warren McCormack and turns out he lives at 8 Dawn Crescent, and knew mum and dad and Joe Cumuglia, as well as the Blains. We had a great old reminisce.

We kayaked up and down the inlet, and did a bit of sight seeing around the district. Found a number of good eating spots, such as the Huskisson RSL, which has prime position on the water, The Stonegrill Steakhouse, which was a novel way to cook your own meal on this red hot volcanic rock. John was sceptical, but again Carol's ability to pick the best food spots shone through.


Stingrays at Jervis Bay Caravan Park



John was even able to fish from the Jetty, and even had some success with some tiddlers and a good flathead. Speaking of fishing, with the boat ramp right beside us, we got a ringside seat to the catches of the returning fisherman. The best thing of all were the resident stingrays, who some how knew when fish were being cleaned. The fish cleaning area, beside the boat ramp, was set up in such a way that the fishermen stood in shallow water to clean the fish. The BIG, and I mean BIG stingrays would come into the shallow water and rub against their legs to let them know they were there!! AMAZING!! They got to eat the leftover bits. There were 4 or 5 of them, and even during the day you could sit on the jetty and watch them cruise by.

Just to prove we still haven't gone very far, Bev and Fred drove down to Huskisson for a nice lunch at the RSL, followed by some girly retail therapy (that seems to be a recurring theme??).

It was lovely to catch up again, and now all we have to determine, is their range for lunch trips! Word has it that Bateman's Bay, our current stop, is still within range. Just have to work out a day, as our time in BB will be busy, with Cheryl and Chris also coming down next weekend for a long weekend visit, and John loves the Catalina Golf Club. Should be a great week ahead.

If anyone tells you they are having a better time than us, tell them they're dreaming!