Bateman’s Bay (for Feb. 9)
The day dawned sunny and windy, but, by the time we checked out of the hotel at 10, a bank of cloud had rolled in from the mountains, spitting a few drops of rain. Going back to Thredbo didn’t look like a good proposition, so we pressed on to the East. We stopped after 65 km in Cooma to connect to Telstra wireless at a McDonald’s. By the time we got connected, logged on, downloaded and answered email, uploaded our blog, and downloaded bank and credit card info, we had burned an hour and a half. We burned a lot of time trying to upload pictures. For some reason, all the editing features do not show on screen anymore. We played with a few ideas, but we had other stuff to do and didn’t want to burn to much time. We will have another look if we can get online today. Any ideas Carla?
Leaving Jindabyne, the land was rolling prairie and low hills with some trees. About 40 km after Cooma, we started descending from the high tableland below the Snowy Mountains to near sea level along the coast. The first several km was gradual with long sweeping turns. Later it became quite steep with many of the usual switchbacks through rainforest. The coastal area was mostly low hills and very green compared to the tall dry grass we had seen for the past many days.
We stopped to stretch our legs in Narooma. Our guide book suggested a walk on the Mill Bay boardwalk where we should listen for the Bellbirds. The walk was a very pleasant diversion along the shore of the bay. The Bellbirds weren’t quite as pleasant for Celeste. These birds have a loud and shrill call, something like a bell, but flatter and not as prolonged. I thought they sounded a bit like the squeak from a pulley that needs lubrication or a sign swinging on a rusty hinge. However you describe it, it bothered Celeste’s ringing ear.
We stopped for the night at Bateman’s Bay, where we had a beautiful view of the harbour from our hotel. We got a good taste of coastal heat and humidity. It must have been over 30 degrees and humid when we checked in at 5:30, the first time we have run into this. Later in the evening, after it had cooled down a bit, we explored the town, found an internet place that we will check out tomorrow, and guiltily bought a bag of mini Mars bars at Kmart. I spent the rest of the evening reconciling credit card and bank statements with our receipts. The dirty work must be done, even on holidays.
Leaving Jindabyne, the land was rolling prairie and low hills with some trees. About 40 km after Cooma, we started descending from the high tableland below the Snowy Mountains to near sea level along the coast. The first several km was gradual with long sweeping turns. Later it became quite steep with many of the usual switchbacks through rainforest. The coastal area was mostly low hills and very green compared to the tall dry grass we had seen for the past many days.
We stopped to stretch our legs in Narooma. Our guide book suggested a walk on the Mill Bay boardwalk where we should listen for the Bellbirds. The walk was a very pleasant diversion along the shore of the bay. The Bellbirds weren’t quite as pleasant for Celeste. These birds have a loud and shrill call, something like a bell, but flatter and not as prolonged. I thought they sounded a bit like the squeak from a pulley that needs lubrication or a sign swinging on a rusty hinge. However you describe it, it bothered Celeste’s ringing ear.
We stopped for the night at Bateman’s Bay, where we had a beautiful view of the harbour from our hotel. We got a good taste of coastal heat and humidity. It must have been over 30 degrees and humid when we checked in at 5:30, the first time we have run into this. Later in the evening, after it had cooled down a bit, we explored the town, found an internet place that we will check out tomorrow, and guiltily bought a bag of mini Mars bars at Kmart. I spent the rest of the evening reconciling credit card and bank statements with our receipts. The dirty work must be done, even on holidays.
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6:10 p.m.
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