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| Site at Pleasurelea Tourist Park |
Bateman's Bay is a terrific place. Lots to see and lots to do. We set up camp at the Pleasurelea Tourist Park and it was really nice. A well kept, structured park, right opposite Sunshine Bay. After roughing it a bit at our last stops, we enjoyed the comforts of this well run park that really catered for us "on the road" travellers.
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| Carol on Sunshine Bay |
Down the road a bit is the Catalina Country Club, where John has had a couple of games of golf in the local comps. No silverware, but a lot of enjoyment, with some really nice local guys. It is proving a great way to gather local knowledge on what to see, and where to eat. So far so good, even though my golf has been crap. I must be too relaxed!
We have done the tourist bit and visited most of the local sights, but this week was all about our visitors. Bev & Fred drove down for lunch on Wednesday. We had a terrific lunch at Starfish Cafe, right on the bay. Surely this is the far end of their lunch range!
On Friday, Cheryl & Chris arrived with tent, for a long weekend. They set up camp and we partied. Cheryl, who never travels without catering, arrived with marinated, butterflied, leg of lamb, which went really well with the marinated, butterflied, leg of lamb, we had prepared for their arrival! We are going to have to talk more! These lamb legs became known as the bookends, as we had lamb when they arrived, and lamb when they left! I think I'm growing a woolly coat!
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| New raincoat for April. |
In between lamb dinners, we did the Moruya Markets, where we sampled some fantastic local fare, and bought a new waterproof rain coat for April, as well as a little bling for the girls. Should have seen the look on the face of the dog raincoat guy, when Chris asked if he had a mirror so April could check it out. I'm certain he'll be telling that story at the pub for weeks to come!
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| Tuross Heads Township looking over the Golf Course |
After the markets, we headed for Tuross Heads/Lakes. Now that is a surprise packet. Beautiful lakes and a much more developed town than we had imagined. We had been told not to miss the fish and chips at the boatshed. It was as good as we had been told, in a fantastic location right on the water's edge
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| Fish & Chips at the Boatshed Tuross Heads |
From Tuross Heads we went back to BB for a spot of fishing. Lots of fun but no feed of fish, so it was just as well we had booked dinner at the Catalina Country Club. We booked the courtesy bus both ways, and had a ball on the bus, visiting the backstreets as we collected and dropped off, a string of mostly rowdy locals, going to and from the club. Food was great, and John even won $70.00 on the pokies.
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| Cheryl loves April & vice versa |
Sunday was off to Mogo Zoo. (See separate blog). When we finished we headed down to Mossy Point for some fishing, again without a feed, but at least this time with a couple of good fish. We headed home for lamb dinner and a rendezvous with friends Cheryl & Phil, who were travelling in their caravan, and after an exchange of emails, we had found that they were staying at Tathra, just down the road. They checked out of Tathra and came up to join us at BB for a couple of days. So it was lamb dinner for six, and dam fine it was, washed own with a couple of good reds.
Cheryl & Chris headed off on Monday after a terrific long weekend. Our stay finished with a lovely evening with a new couple we met, from WA, Julie & Ron. They've been on the road 18 months, so we had some long talks about their travels and experiences. Cheryl & Phil joined us, and fortified by Julie's nachos, the hours just disappeared. We will catch up with Ron & Julie in Canberra again in a couple of weeks, where our schedules coincide.
So this morning we packed up, and being waved off by Cheryl, Phil, Julie and Ron, we headed down the road to Narooma, where after an exhausting 1 hour drive, broken by coffee at Moruya, we arrived safe and sound, and checked into a beautiful site at the Surf Beach Cravan Park, on the hillside, surrounded by the beach on one one side, and the golf course on the other. Paradise again.
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