Conjola lake, March 5 -9

Here we are at Conjola lake, not far from Bendalong point. Beautiful and peaceful spot! We definitely recommend the place. The caravan park is called Conjola lake entrance.
The caravan park where we are staying is by the lake and near the beach. It's great to have both. The mornings and evenings are very peaceful with the lake view and you can hear the sound of the sea at the same time.
And what is brilliant about this place is that kangaroos are everywhere day, evening and night. There are also many lorikeets.
Yesterday morning we had a nice dip in the lake and the girls were happy to go for a swim with Manfred on the bodyboard. In the afternoon Manfred and Nina went on the kayak: well it looks like Nina tested the life-saving jacket as she fell off it at some point! The weather was beautiful yesterday.
This morning was a bit different: very windy and the sun was coming and going. We drove to Bendalong point to try and spot some rays and indeed they were there coming close to the shore.
Huge black rays. And what a crazy coincidence! We saw a friend of ours on the beach! He came down from Sydney for the weekend.
The rest of the afternoon was quite rainy unfortunately till the evening, a great opportunity for some playtime with the kids, hungry hippos, what a classic game.

Batemans bay, February 25- March 5

We are currently staying at the BIG 4 caravan park of Batehaven, very close to Batemans bay.
We had a few sunny and hot days but some more rain recently and the temperatures dropped.
The caravan park is well equipped with a pool, playground, jumping pillows and a fantastic, modern, very impressive camp kitchen!
We are doing a few day trips from there. We went to Pebbly beach one morning to try and spot some kangaroos. Nina saw a few further up the hill. No kangaroos were on the beach this time.

Sunday, 28th was a day to remember. At around 8am, a staff member from the caravan park told us to evacuate the park asap due to a tsunami warning! So we packed up the kids, our passports, our laptop and drove off (without the caravan of course) to the next hill. We actually drove further south. We passed the little mining town Mogo but unfortunately all the shops were closed. We stopped at Moruya for breakfast.
After breakfast we drove further to Central Tilba, which has historic buildings and shops. Cute little town.
Considering we left the caravan park in a rush and without plans that morning, it turned out to be a nice day, which was great! And luckily-more importantly-the tsunami didn't hit the coast that day and so we didn't find our caravan under water! Sorry, there are no pictures about Mogo and Central Tilba. I forgot to take our camera with us that day.

Today we drove to Tuross lake, beautiful spot. It was a good choice as it was very sunny there-unlike in Batemans bay where it was grey and dull. We enjoyed a nice coffee at the Tuross boat shed cafe that overlooks the lake. The place was recommended in a touristic brochure; they are famous for their yummy casual lunches.
Then we spent the rent of the afternoon at Tuross beach, nice spot too. There were lot's of fishermen and a few were lucky with their catch. Nina and Annabelle did a bit of "sandboarding" on a little sand dune. They had lot's of fun.
The caravan park there looked great. Absolute waterfront! check it out: www.turossbeachholidaypark.com.au.

Huskisson, February 22-25

Our friends Fiona and Nick with kids Max and Jessica spent a few days with us at Huskisson before returning to Sydney on Thursday. We had a good few days with them. We took it very easy at the caravan park. There was a little pool very close to where we were setup so that was handy. The kids loved feeding the lorikeets that were very tame and there were dozens of them to be seen at once. Just amazing!

We spent an an afternoon at Hyams beach. Its sand is amazingly white! Nina had fun body boarding with her dad. Later on that day we went to the Greenpatch national park. Beautiful and peaceful spot! The beach looked very inviting. We could see a few wallabies. It's possible to camp there. The facilities looked great.
One afternoon, the kids came back from the local beach with buckets full of marine "treasures" like shark eggs, shells, etc. They were very excited over their findings.
One evening we enjoyed a walk along the scenic path from our caravan park to the center of Huskisson and enjoyed a very nice meal at the RSL.
On Thursday, we said goodbye to our friends who had to return their rental caravan to Sydney.

Shoalhaven Heads down south, February 13- 22

Our week at Shoalhaven Heads (Mountain View top tourist park, www.mtview.com.au) started with heavy rain and it seemed like it wasn't going to stop!!! The mozzies were very aggressive too!
Luckily the weather improved and the mood too as a few friends from Sydney came down for the weekend. Nina and Annabelle were so delighted to see their friends, and so were we! We had lot's of fun.
We all gathered around our big camping table (that was very handy!) at dinner time.

At the back of the caravan park, there was a huge field and a little area with goats and a lama. Absolute country! Everyone enjoyed feeding them.
There were jumping pillows there too, which was good, but the mozzies seemed to like the area too! There was a pool too that we all enjoyed when it got hot!

I went wine sampling with a few girlfriends in the 2 wineries close to the caravan park. We enjoyed the Two Figs winery very much! I recommend that one for sure.
Others with the kids went to the Jamberoo water park near Kiama. They loved it and can't wait to go back! They spent the whole day there and said it was worth every cent.

On Monday, 22nd we sadly said good bye to our friends who went back to Sydney and continued our journey with one couple of friend (also in a caravan) to Huskisson.

Nina and Annabelle are enjoying their new home

Nina and Annabelle are adapting pretty well to their new "home". They took their favorite toys with us (the legos is one of them). They also like coloring outside.
Enjoy the pictures.

Narrabeen campsite...5 minutes away from the house

Sat, 30th January. We moved out and downsized from the lovely house we rent at Collaroy Plateau to our caravan!!!
We booked 2 weeks at the Narrabeen caravan park, just 5 minutes away from where we used to live...just in case we changed our mind!!! We never know...
Only joking. Narrabeen was convenient as Manfred worked until 9th.


It's a lovely caravan park, with lot's of rabbits and ducks. The girls loved chasing them! The playground is nice and well shaded.
The beach and rockpool are minutes away.

We had extreme weather conditions during those 2 weeks. Some days with heavy rain, some other days with very high temperatures.
I guess the heavy rain experience was a good test for the caravan. But luckily it is waterproof :-).

After all the good byes it was time to start our journey.