Holiday on the South Coast of NSW

Hi. It’s Monday, about noon, and we’re staying at the Shellharbour Beachside Tourist Resort. They really mean "beachside", because we are about 50 feet from the water. We unfortunately have some trees in the way of our water view, but the sound of the surf is very relaxing and there is still a nice breeze. The beach is a combination of sandy and rock pool. There’s also a huge “manmade” ocean pool - huge! I think I might swim in it, since I’m not big about swimming in the ocean.... yeah, I’m afraid of sharks, I give.

We arrived here last night after packing and deciding at about 2 PM that we would leave on the day, rather than wait for the next day, which would mean today which means we wouldn’t be here now, so I’m glad we decided to go when we did. Phew.

The people who run this caravan resort are really nice. They must be, because they allow dogs! Yeah! All the usual rules apply regarding leashes, etc., but Sammy and Karma well-mannered in parks. They usually just lie around the outside of the caravan, unless they can finagle their way inside, which they invariably do. Last night, it was raining, hence, wet and smelly dogs. We kept them in the car (wagon, with their beds and all the comforts of home), and they probably slept better than we did. Except for the times we woke them for “walkies” because we were afraid they might bother the neighbours.

This morning, the weather was mostly clear - at least partially sunny, occasionally cloudy and fairly pleasant. I went to the local mall to pick up a book on caravanning and camping in Australia - a “bargain” at $50 bucks - yikes! I still can’t get used to the cost of books in this country. Hopefully, the information in this book with save us so much money, it will have been a charmed purchase. We had to do something, since we left our only, albeit, outdated, other caravan books somewhere at home. We were fortunate to have found such a great place to stay just by following signs and our noses.

I will include photos as I take and process them (aka: photoshop!).