8/12/11

 

Headed south through Bermagui, Tathra, Merimbula(which is booming, has all major stores) to Eden.  Towfold Bay is beautiful.  The water so clean, clear & blue.  The Whale Museum is fantastic.  It houses the skeleton of Old Tom the killer whale.  Old Tom would round up the baleen & humpback whales for the whalers to kill them.  There was even evidence on Old Toms teeth & jaws, where he used to pull the ropes of the whalers boat to get them out to the whales faster.  For Toms payment, the whalers would give him the tongue & lips. Amazing!

I mistakenly said out loud, that there was a caravan park with a jumping pillow close by, so that started a few arguments.  Finally Daddy said yes!  It is the nicest park I have seen.  Only $36 a night.  The chiming of the bellbirds echo's through the valley.  So peaceful. Hoping to stay another night!

Note:  Throw the Navman out the window, the women is always right! 

9/12/11

“Yay!  We can stay!”, the girls yell.  The jumping pillow is great fun. Mike has gone off by himself today for some boy time, in search of waves in the Ben Boyd Nat Park.  Us girls didn't want to get in the car, so we chilled out in this gorgeous place.  I let the girls hire a go-cart & they are having a ball.  Listening to the bellbirds makes me want to become a bird watcher.

Some photos of Ben Boyd Nat Park.

 

The Davidson Cottage still preserved as it was in the 18 hundreds.  All furniture etc still inside.