Christmas 2021.

1st pre Christmas catch-up.

Although we are not 'running away' until the twentieth, we are trying to catch up with as many people as possible before we go.
Today we had the pleasure of catching up with Denise and Michael forもっと詳しく
Ladies lunch - second catch up.

Our neighbour, Jeanie, loves doing lunch with her nursing friends and I have been absorbed into the group and enjoy a lot of laughs and lovely meals with them. My turn to return the hospitality andもっと詳しく
December 2021 fish'n'chips catch up.

The second Friday of each month is Molyullah Community fish'n'chip night. Everyone is welcome and people come from miles around. Frying is 5pm to 7pm and current price is $6 per serve.
It is a greatもっと詳しく
Before (hopefully) cottage photos.

Finally got the timber for the verandah extension at the cottage. Timber has been as scarce as hens' teeth. This had been on order for months.
So, having no excuse now, I bit the bullet and startedもっと詳しく
Putting in the stumps..

Sometimes there's only one way - bloody hard yakka!
Joist time.

Getting there - I hope.
Decking started.

Dinner with Bev.

Caught up with Bev, Janette's sister, for dinner at Rinaldo's, Wangaratta.
We had an early booking - 1st sitting.
Good food and good service - as usual.
Saw a feral pig on the road on way home nearもっと詳しく
Just work today.

Some cows and calves came down from 'the top' yesterday. We put them across the road to the cottage side. Unfortunately, one cow and two calves had their 'other halves' still up the top. We decided weもっと詳しく
Lunch at Tarrawingee, dinner at Mirima.

Had lunch today at the Plough Inn, Tarrawingee with John and Marian and Peter and Kathy.
First time we'd all been here - we'll certainly be back again.
Went up to Catherine and Darren's for dinner.もっと詳しく
Our annual birthday catch up.

With two days till we head off, we are starting to get things sorted.
I cleaned up the timber off cuts at the cottage and put the tools into the back of the ute to bring home (still there soもっと詳しく
Last catch up before we go.

Woke to a very noisy thunderstorm which continued on and off all day.
Picked up Kathy and Peter and went to The Murphys' for drinks and nibbles. We still need to pack for tomorrow, so left quiteもっと詳しく
Away at last.

Managed to get away by 9.00am. The drive to Bungendore is about 6 hours so we didn't need to push the departure time.
We forgot to bring our time-tested 'Touring Atlas of Australia'. Believe me, it'sもっと詳しく
Bungendore to Huskisson.

Set off about 8.30am intending to drive to Batemans Bay and the up the coast to Husky.
Our on board navigator (GPS) offered us an alternate inland route. We opted to take her advice and turnedもっと詳しく
Dolphin spotting cruise on Jervis Bay.

Met up with Trish and Paul for brekky. Walked up the street and decided on a small cafe with tables on the footpath. Replete with food, we went back to the motel to prepare for our one and a half hourもっと詳しく
Vincentia for lunch.

After the dolphin spotting, we decided to go to Vincentia to have a look around and see if we could get some lunch.
Paul volunteered to drive. Vincentia is a little village with a few food outlets. Weもっと詳しく
Husky-Nowra-Kiama-Robertson-Bowral.

Not too far to go today, so no hurry.
Again, met Trish and Paul for brekky at 8.00am. Went to the same little cafe as yesterday as the food was really nice.
Trish and Paul had to be home for theirもっと詳しく
Kurrara guest house, Katoomba.

Left Bowral and headed for Mittagong. We wanted to have a browse around the Cotswold Furniture showroom. We managed to find it, more by good luck than good judgement, but Murphy decided they didn'tもっと詳しく
Sightseeing in Katoomba.

After checking in we did a bit of the tourist thing - Wentworth Falls, Echo Point and the Three Sisters.
On the way 'home', we checked out the best route for walking to tonight's restaurant. Weもっと詳しく
Pins on Lurline.

Arrived a few minutes early and waited outside. A few more diners arrived and by the time the doors opened, there was quite a queue.
By the time we were seated and settled, half the tables were full.もっと詳しく
Christmas in Katoomba.

Late start after getting a bit Adrian Quist last night. Breakfast was at 8.30 - cereal, toast and tea. Got chatting to another couple, so it was a long breakfast.
We had to be at the Mountain Heritageもっと詳しく
Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens.

After another long brekky with our new brekky companions, we set off for the Blue Mountains Botanic Gardens.
Got there about 11.00am and had a good walk around.
They are well worth a visit. Becauseもっと詳しく
More Botanic Garden photos.

It was very noticeable the grass near trees was left higher near the base of trees.
A ranger explained the reasons:-
* to protect the trees from mower and whipper-snipper damage
* habitat for skinksもっと詳しく
Hydro Majestic, Katoomba.

Lunch venue today - The Boiler House Restaurant at the Hydro Majestic.
The building was once the boiler house for the Hydro Majestic Hotel, supplying hot water for spas and heating etc.
The menuもっと詳しく