This week in Batemans Bay has seen us taking long walks along the beach, doing a couple of scenic drives, eating delicious and healthy meals and watching the tennis! The weather has not been kind to us with most days being cloudy and showery. This hasn't worried us unduly because in the whole time we have been away (since April) we have hardly seen a drop of rain.
Today is our last day here in Batemans Bay and as luck would have it the sun is shining without a single cloud in the blue sky :-)
One of our walks was quite a long one into the town centre - I think around 7km return. The pathways, as they have been everywhere on our travels, are numerous and usually wide enough for both pedestrians and cyclists so Philip has also enjoyed a few rides around Batemans Bay. There are interesting sculptures right along the walkway that runs along side the Clyde River.
One of our beach walks took us up to Observation Point that would have given us magnificent views over Batemans Bay and further out to the Pacific Ocean but the clouds had other ideas. We passed a shelter that some clever person/s had built on the beach. It was one of the best I have ever seen!
On Tuesday we had the car serviced and the courtesy car dropped us off in the city centre where we found a restaurant that served breakfast. It was the basic eggs and bacon but it sure does taste better when someone else cooks it for you......
Yesterday we drove the coast road from Batemans Bay to Moruya. This is a designated scenic drive that ducks in and out of many coastal townships that all have magnificent beaches and headlands. We stopped at Guerrilla Bay and walked the track to Burrewarra Point. The return walk was easy and took us through Banksia forest and heath vegetation. The views up and down the coast were breathtaking even on a cloudy day. We were promised a lighthouse on this walk and when we reached it we both burst out laughing. It was probably the smallest and ugliest lighthouse we have seen on our journey!
We drove through Tomakin, Mossy Point and Broulee stopping at every scenic lookout. Many people were out and about but not a lot were swimming apart from a few surfers braving the cold waters.
Our turn-around point was Moruya where we drove out to Moruya heads and the breakwater wall. We didn't walk it though as it was starting to rain lightly and neither of us wanted to end up with summer colds!
Our last stop for the day was the lovely village of Mogo. It is a very popular town with all its trendy shops and many eateries and we had trouble finding a park along the busy Main Street. We eventually found a spot and walked the short distance to a nearby cafe where we both enjoyed hamburgers for lunch. I forgot the photo but I can assure you my Beef Patty with caramelised onion, lettuce, tomato and shredded beetroot on Turkish Bread was absolute perfection. My mouth is salivating just thinking about it!
Tomorrow we leave the coast and head to Gundaroo to have a couple of nights with Philips brother. We are looking forward to catching up as we haven't seen them in almost two years. Should be fun.....
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