The Beach

The ocean is beautiful and it always reminds me of our creator’s amazing power!

Did you notice the surfers?

It was a bit chilly, but not freezing… the temperate is always reported in Celsius, and we still are working on making the numbers work in our Fahrenheit brains. I believe it was around 55degrees F on this day.

Essie and Beej worked on a sand castle with a moat; sadly there is no photographic record. L But hopefully they will get to make one again soon. Essie also spent most of her time collecting shells. She is definitely a ‘collector’ personality, just like The Oldest. She loved the feel of the waves splashing over her feet.

Beej ‘played’ with another pelican. The pelicans seem to be as curious about people as we are about them. We are keeping our distance though- they are huge!

Beej also loved the tide pools. This is one of his pictures…. He assures me that there is a crab in this pool picture, but I have not been able to find it.

We moved down the coast a bit and it became much rockier. It was beautiful!

We LOVED the beach at Merimbula!!

The Merimbula Boardwalk

Merimbula has a beautiful boardwalk… it was low tide when we went, thankfully- we didn't have to worry too much about slipping off the edges. J

And since it is the off-season, there were only a few other folks on the boardwalk with us. It was a fun adventure... I wish you hear the mockingbirds.

We had a great time climbing on the driftwood...

And looking at a different type of tree...

And we passed an oyster farm! We are looking forward to researching and learning more about oyster farms!

Finally, as we were leaving, some pelicans were attracted by the catch of a local fisherman.

The pelicans were hilarious and they got very close. It was a little intimidating, but everyone, even the pelicans behaved well.


Join us at the beach soon….

Satay, Seagulls and Kangaroos

Hey Guys! This is the tall one, Mom asked me to tell you about our second day in Merimbula.

First off we went to a cool bar and grill by the bay for some lunch. Mom got a steak, Essie got an openfaced chicken and bacon sandwich, I got a Satay, (think gormet kabob), and Beej, Dad and The Grump got fish and chips. Everything was delicious!

We went down by the bay next. The bay at Meribula is really cool. It is directly connected to the ocean, but it is almost completely cut off from the sea by a sand bar, so it is really calm. We saw some seagulls, a quail thing, two pretty big pelicans, some cormorants, and a couple black swans (those were Mom's favourites). We also looked around in a rock pool, and took some pictures on a dock. We were all surprised, it being winter here and all, to see some really cool flowers as well.

After the bay we drove down to the Panboola Bird reserve, while we didn't see many birds (just some Magpies, they are kinda like crows, except not quite as ugly sounding) we did see two ginormous kangaroos.

Well, I believe someone else is going to tell you about what we did the next day; at the seashore and on the board walk.

See you around! 

Relaxing Adventure

Our Traveler Extraordinaire (aka Dad) spent many hours searching and researching as he looked for the perfect place for us to ‘land’.  He found the most wonderful resort… with breathtaking views, amazingly friendly and helpful staff and very comfy sleeping arrangements.  We were ready for a long rest!

We had a deck off the back of our bungalow, and from there we saw beautiful sunrises like this one:

And sunshiney afternoon views like this:

And glorious evening oceans scenes like this:

I wish you were here to hear the sounds of the waves and gulls and to feel the stiff ocean breezes blowing in the fresh salt air. There was dolphin that came to play in our ‘backyard’ each morning. We tried to get pictures of him, but he was too quick. J We heard that in a few months the whales will begin moving up the coast and you can just step out on the deck and see them. What an amazing country this is!

We will show you our adventures ‘in town’ soon.