Merrimbula christmas 2014

From Canberra to Tathra and a night in a cabin. Beautiful coastline but small town.

30kms to Merrimbula. Two nights at the camp site then into the Gardens motel for four nights over xmas. Good. Meals at the Sapphire club were excellent and good value. The best being the schnitzel lunch at $5.90 with veg and gravy. Das wetter war zeimlich wechsalhaft with big storms then sun for four days. Eden an oldie world interesting place with the best fish and chips near the wharf. A whale hunting town in days gone by where the killer whales would bring other whales into the harbour the whalers and killer whales would share the kill. Beautiful walks on the beach and cliffs and great swimming. Ex YHA was up for sale. Great condition but nearly all dorm beds.

Eden coastline

Jacaranda in Merribula

Merrimbula lagoon

Eden lookout on a stormy day

Boyds tower Eden

Eden harbour

Budgie smugglers on Eden beach

Boydtown and Shellhaven Inn

Better than the tent

Do I have to go back to the tent?

Near the Pinnacles in Ben Boyd national Park

Bega cheese, storms and bonking birds

Whats going on?

Was I good?

Who is that dodgy bloke with the camera?

One of thousands of flashes in the night sky at Tathra

Canberra

Bernard and Rhondas Fell and Mountain mugs from early 1990s

Healthy breakfast

Drying our gear on Bernards famous decking

About to visit the portrait gallery with Bernard and Rhonda

Portrait Gallery-the white mouse. Parachuted into France in 1944 to help resistance

The High Court

No smoking in Parliament-except big fat cubans

House of reps. Where is Joe?

Chinese embassy from the top of Parliament

On top of Parliament

Very windy on top of the Telstra Tower

Near the aboriginal tent embassy next to the old Parliament building

One of many lizards in the botanical gardens

Botanical gardens and Telstra Tower

Two big hearted ladies ( and a shiny car)

Wollongong and Kiama

Kendalls Bay campground to the right.

Kiama Beach with storm clouds

Nan Tieng buddhist monastery at Wollongong

Kiama Blowhole

Sydney and storms

Two days in Sydney and a big storm each day. Jackpot is Sunday for transport when a day ticket is $2.50 with an opal card instead of $23

The incredible hulk near the opera house 

Bush turkey visits the camp kitchen

A dumpling restaurant at last

Sydney has everything including heavy metal

The red carpet for Youngmi

The pony tail is taking shape

Watsons Bay in the sunshine

Youngmi shocked to see naked old geezers on the beach

The harbour mouth and ocean with Manly cliffs in the distance

Government house. Open Friday to Sunday for free

Manly beach as the storm comes

The first shower

Damaging winds from the shelter of a fish and chip shop

Hail, thunder and lightning and so windy

after the storm looking at a lightning strike on a tree. Scary

From the ferry back to Circular quay. Another storm

The big cruise liner is out there.