Sydney, Berry, Nowra, Moruya, Tathra

Two weeks ago left Hunter Valley and drove to Sydney. Had afternoon tea with a childhood neighbour of Brandt's, then found our way to Lane Cove National Park (on the northern outskirts of Sydney)
Monday drove through the outer suburbs of Sydney and South to Berry. (the garmin took us that way. We checked the settings later and decided that it took us on that route because it was programmed to avoid traffic. Have since changed that setting.)
At Berry met up again with fellow travelers, Brian and Cheryl plus their two dogs (I think Molly has a "thing going" for Brandt)


Cheryl and I both wanted to see the Sea Cliff Bridge so we all set out for a round trip that took us to the bridge


I took the above photo inside our car and the photo below I copied off Facebook


Our return journey took us via the Fitzroy Falls


and through Kangaroo Valley, with it's historic bridge


Next port of call was just north of Nowra, where we stayed two nights with a Young Farmer exchangee who had stayed with Brandt about 36 years ago.

Two days later moved on down to Moruya where we met up with Brian and Cheryl again and camped kerb side on the property of another Grey Nomad couple. (this stop was marred by the discovery on the Monday morning that overnight someone had helped themselves to our mobile phone extension aerial off the front of the vehicle and the part full Jerry can of petrol off the roof of the vehicle. Also the two driving lights mounted on the bull bar had been twisted, so we presume that they were going to take those too. Thankfully they didn't as the dogs barked and about five seconds later, Cheryl says she heard a car drive off in a hurry).
However we did have a good time in Moruya, taking a round trip to Braidwood on the Saturday with a drive along iconic Australian roads on the way home.

This last week we have been catching up with more ex Young Farmers in the Bega area. Monday night we stayed just north of Bega and from Tuesday to today, Sunday, we have been kerb side in Tathra. The days have been filled with another catch up in Bermegui,


shopping, shopping, the boys cutting out an unwanted tree, concreting, a spot or two of whale watching from the comfort of the lounge, and today a Sunday afternoon drive to Eden.



As we set out for Eden, a free-rider was noticed on the bonnet


So Brandt kindly shepherded it off the bonnet and to the side of the road




As a foot note the friends in Bermegui had an unusual floral arrangement


Close-up looks like this


In case you are wondering, it is cotton.