Christmas 2021 escape.

Dezember 2021

With all the turmoil of the last two years and the usual Christmas ups and downs, we said “we should just run away for Christmas.” So... Weiterlesen

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Janette and John Christmas 2021 escape.
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- 17.12.2021
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 164 m
- Australien State of Victoria Wangaratta Tarrawingee -36.389744, 146.45123336°23’23” S 146°27’4” E
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Lunch at Tarrawingee, dinner at Mirima.
17. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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. They've called their farm Mirima which means hidden valley. Salmon entree, roast turkey and cake for desert.Weiterlesen
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Janette and John Christmas 2021 escape.
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- 18.12.2021
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 155 m
- Australien State of Victoria Wangaratta Oxley -36.443334, 146.3819836°26’36” S 146°22’55” E
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Our annual birthday catch up.
18. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
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 far).
Janette prepped inside the cottage as people will be arriving as we come home.

We have a booking at the King River Cafe, Oxley, at 6.00pm for what has become an annual combined birthday get together (any excuse!). Bob and Peter's birthdays are today, the 18th, and mine is in a couple of days. Bob's son, Michael and Michael's wife, Jenny, and Jenny's Mum, Janet also joined us.

This socialising is making all my clothes shrink!Weiterlesen
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Janette and John Christmas 2021 escape.
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- 19.12.2021, 18:18
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 212 m
- Australien State of Victoria Benalla Winton -36.54237, 146.09553636°32’33” S 146°5’44” E
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Last catch up before we go.
19. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
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 early.Weiterlesen
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Janette and John Christmas 2021 escape.
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- 20.12.2021
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 695 m
- Australien State of New South Wales Palerang Bungendore Halfway Creek -35.256775, 149.43948435°15’24” S 149°26’22” E
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Away at last.
20. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
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 done far more kms than many people I know. Janette likes to have a map to refer to when we travel so we decided to buy a new one.
We popped into Chiltern but the newsagent has closed down.
Holbrook seemed to be the place for a late morning tea or an early lunch and a newsagent.
Holbrook looks to be booming since the freeway bypassed it - it was really busy. The newsagent had our new atlas and there is a nice little cafe next door. So, it was early lunch. Pumpkin salad for Janette and Thai beef salad for me, then back on the road by 12.30pm.
Fuelled up at Gundagai and reached Bungendore at about 3.15 pm.
As no eateries are open on a Monday in Bungendore, we had to drive 25kms into Queanbeyan to eat. It was worth it just for the views on the way. We ate at the Thai Queanbeyan Restaurant.
Tomorrow - Huskisson.Weiterlesen
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All looks good - and no cooking Janette Love from [The Zoets]
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Janette and John Christmas 2021 escape.
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- 21.12.2021, 12:12
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 13 m
- Australien State of New South Wales Shoalhaven Shire Huskisson White Sands Park -35.038944, 150.67076135°2’20” S 150°40’15” E
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Bungendore to Huskisson.
21. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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 inland.
It was certainly a good decision. We had plenty of time and the drive was very scenic. We suspect there was far less traffic this way too.
This route zig-zagged across country showing the signs of the fierce bushfires two years ago.
We arrived in Husky about 10.30, and, as we couldn't check in till 2.00pm, we parked at the motel and went to have brekky. Janette bought two Christmas tree ornaments and we each bought a pair of sunglasses.
A message from Trish and Paul showed they weren't far away. They also parked at the motel and we met them there and then walked down the street.
We had lunch at the Husky Club, walked to the shops and booked a dolphin cruise for 10.30am tomorrow. We walked down to a little beach opposite the motel. No wonder there are so many families here - this beach is ideal for littlies - a safe little bay for splashing around and rock pools to explore. Back to the motel to freshen up before dinner.
Dinner was at the Motel's restaurant, the Sandbar - pizzas and a couple of bottles of Pinot Grigio.
Retired at 9.30pm.Weiterlesen
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Bev Lee What a lovely trip and catch up with your friends. Good to know you are keeping up your early nights!
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Janette and John Christmas 2021 escape.
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- 22.12.2021, 09:59
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 13 m
- Australien State of New South Wales Shoalhaven Shire Huskisson White Sands Park -35.037956, 150.67065435°2’17” S 150°40’14” E
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Dolphin spotting cruise on Jervis Bay.
22. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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 dolphin spotting cruise.
It was recommended we go to the quay by about 10.00am for boarding and a 10.30 departure.
We headed out into the bay with the captain giving a commentary. Part of this included the warning that there are no guarantees that we would see any dolphins.
For quite some time it looked like we wouldn’t see any. We headed toward a reef where the surrounding water is fairly shallow and is a feeding ground for the dolphins.
Almost an hour in, one surfaced. The captain suggested she was a mum with a two year old. Mum has a bite out of her dorsal fin received when she defended her baby from a shark. The baby then made an appearance.
We think there were three in the area.
It was time to head in and let another of the spotting boats come in and show their passengers some dolphins.Weiterlesen
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Janette and John Christmas 2021 escape.
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- 22.12.2021, 14:51
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 8 m
- Australien State of New South Wales Shoalhaven Shire Hyams Beach Chinamans Beach -35.095692, 150.69299335°5’44” S 150°41’35” E
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Vincentia for lunch.
22. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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 chose a bakery and sat outside to eat.
Trish wanted to check out the area further along as a potential holiday spot for her family.
We went to the Hyams Beach area and walked on a couple of beaches. All would be ideal for littlies to play safely.
As today was my birthday, it was another good excuse to go to a restaurant for dinner. We went to The Quarters and had a $60 set menu. We only had to choose which main we wanted. Janette and Paul chose pork and Trish and I had lamb. It was delicious. We were pretty full but decided on sharing two deserts. So, an Eton Mess was shared by each couple.
A walk back to the motel finished the evening.Weiterlesen
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Happy Birthday for Yesterday. Sounds like a great day. We loved the beautiful beach shots and the dolphins. Love [The Zoets]
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- 23.12.2021
- 🌧 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 664 m
- Australien State of New South Wales Wingecarribee Moss Vale -34.52473, 150.37595534°31’29” S 150°22’33” E
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Husky-Nowra-Kiama-Robertson-Bowral.
23. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
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 booster shot at 3.00pm so we were off by 10ish.
As we had a cruisy day ahead we headed to Kiama for a look around and a coffee.
We were looking forward to the next leg with some potential spectacular views. We forgot about Murphy, didn’t we?
Low cloud and mizzle meant that we saw low cloud and mizzle. Fuelled up in Robertson.
Had lunch and a wander around in Bowral. It's funny how your memories of places aren't really backed up by what you see when you return...
Booked into Briar's at 2.00pm. It’s address is Bowral. It is on Moss Vale Rd between Bowral and Moss Vale.
Went to Briar's Inn for dinner. Food was good if a bit exy.Weiterlesen
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Paul and Trish here. We went up through kangaroo valley and the same applied. Mist everything!. Got to the top by keeping on the left of the centreline and hoping the cars coming the other way did the same. Only time I have stayed below the speeds indicated on the curve signs. [P and P]
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- 24.12.2021, 10:00
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 994 m
- Australien State of New South Wales Blue Mountains Municipality Katoomba Katoomba Falls Reserve -33.72147, 150.31382833°43’17” S 150°18’50” E
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Kurrara guest house, Katoomba.
24. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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 need to open today.
Went into town and had brekky at a little cafe. There was a really nice, tiny supermarket nearby so we stocked up in case we have trouble finding eateries in the next days.
Arrived at Kurrara at midday and checked in.
We were shown around - the lounge / dining room with 24 hour tea and coffee - the reading / tv room with 24/7 complementary port - and,of course, our room.
Had a couple of cups of tea in the lounge and worked out where to eat tonight with the help of some local knowledge from the manager. Pins restaurant had a 5.30pm booking available - we took it. Eating early is fine as we didn't have lunch.Weiterlesen
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- 24.12.2021, 11:00
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 994 m
- Australien State of New South Wales Blue Mountains Municipality Katoomba Katoomba Falls Reserve -33.721493, 150.31376633°43’17” S 150°18’50” E
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Sightseeing in Katoomba.
24. Dezember 2021 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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 decided ten minutes would be plenty of time.Weiterlesen
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Hi and Happy Christmas just loving your blog and all the lovely places you are seeing and enjoying. The photo of Wentworth falls reminded me of when we walked to the bottom of the falls with P's family who lived nearby. I was 40 years younger then and half way up I thought I'd never make it to the top (not to mention our plane home later that afternoon). The family also told us about their walk down to the bottom with their elderly dog - similar to your Molly - they had to take turns to carry their dog up the steps and didn't get home till after 8 pm [The Zoets]
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