Jervis Bay
January in Sydney means ‘hot’ and it certainly has been lately. Luckily for us, we had a week’s holiday last week so could cool off in the sea as often as we liked. As the water is now around 22 degrees most days, it’s very pleasant and so I have no cause to complain about finding it cold for a while!
Clive, Caroline, Rebecca and I went to Sanctuary Point in Jervis Bay, a little place on the coast about 3 hours’ drive south of Sydney. We rented a holiday cottage which overlooked St Georges Basin, a large salt-water lake. The house was modern and very comfortable, on a quiet street a short drive from local shops. In between the back of the house and the lake was an area of gum trees which attracted lovely birds. Strangely, there were no cockatoos, but lots of lorikeets, crimson rosellas, king parrots and kookaburras, so I was in birdie-heaven!
We have a reputation as a family for holidaying in bad weather, but luckily not this time! The week was sunny and hot most days, just a little cloudy and cool one day when we drove into Kangaroo Valley to admire the view from the top (not!). The rest of our week was filled with exploring the local national park, some tame bush walking, quite a bit of messing about on beaches and the occasional burst of exercise (two sessions of tennis, a bike ride and a short kayak). A great combination of activity and relaxation!
One of the nearby beaches was Hyams Beach whose claim to fame is being in the Guinness Book of Records as having ‘the whitest sand in the world’. Not only did the sand live up to its reputation, but the sea was gorgeous too, with lovely clear water and just the right level of power to the surf to make cooling off a fun experience and not a scary one!
There are more photos from the week here.
Laura stayed at home and I think the family ‘weather’ reputation was with her – the poor girl had to suffer a day or two of temperatures close to 40 degrees, followed by incredible storms. There were a few local bushfires too, but that’s quite normal for this time of year.
We returned home the day before Laura’s 19th birthday, which she celebrated by having some friends round for drinks before hitting the nightlife in Manly and getting home at 4am. How does she do it? Sadly now it’s back to work for Clive, but there were no work crises while he was away and he managed to relax. This was the first time we’ve been on holiday for ages when we haven’t had access to a computer at all, and it was very liberating! Whatever did we do without them?
Clive, Caroline, Rebecca and I went to Sanctuary Point in Jervis Bay, a little place on the coast about 3 hours’ drive south of Sydney. We rented a holiday cottage which overlooked St Georges Basin, a large salt-water lake. The house was modern and very comfortable, on a quiet street a short drive from local shops. In between the back of the house and the lake was an area of gum trees which attracted lovely birds. Strangely, there were no cockatoos, but lots of lorikeets, crimson rosellas, king parrots and kookaburras, so I was in birdie-heaven!
We have a reputation as a family for holidaying in bad weather, but luckily not this time! The week was sunny and hot most days, just a little cloudy and cool one day when we drove into Kangaroo Valley to admire the view from the top (not!). The rest of our week was filled with exploring the local national park, some tame bush walking, quite a bit of messing about on beaches and the occasional burst of exercise (two sessions of tennis, a bike ride and a short kayak). A great combination of activity and relaxation!
One of the nearby beaches was Hyams Beach whose claim to fame is being in the Guinness Book of Records as having ‘the whitest sand in the world’. Not only did the sand live up to its reputation, but the sea was gorgeous too, with lovely clear water and just the right level of power to the surf to make cooling off a fun experience and not a scary one!There are more photos from the week here.
Laura stayed at home and I think the family ‘weather’ reputation was with her – the poor girl had to suffer a day or two of temperatures close to 40 degrees, followed by incredible storms. There were a few local bushfires too, but that’s quite normal for this time of year.
We returned home the day before Laura’s 19th birthday, which she celebrated by having some friends round for drinks before hitting the nightlife in Manly and getting home at 4am. How does she do it? Sadly now it’s back to work for Clive, but there were no work crises while he was away and he managed to relax. This was the first time we’ve been on holiday for ages when we haven’t had access to a computer at all, and it was very liberating! Whatever did we do without them?
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