Got to sleep ok, but then awake a few times for ages.
We'd decided that we'd probably wander around the Jervis Bay area and were getting ready when Andrew messaged us and said he was hoping to go flying the rest of the week and could we come to HARS today. Sure. So got ready for that instead. Agreed on about 12:30.
Out the door around 10:05. We had plenty of time so went wandering along the coast to points the sweetie marked out.
We drove along Riverside Drive along the Mirramurra River first up to try and reproduce a photo of Dad's from 1960. Trees.
Minnamurra River from Riverside Drive in Kiama Downs (replicating a photo of Dad's)
Went out to Mirramurra next and had a bit of a look at the coast from the whale watching point.
Kiama Downs from Minnamurra Whale Watching Platform
Kiama Downs from Minnamurra Whale Watching Platform
Bombo headland
Drove through "new" Shellharbour out to Bass Point with its views to Port Kembla.
Gravel loader for Bass Point Quarry
Headland at Bass Point
Waves crashing over rocks at Bass Point
Also looked at the memorial to the soldiers that died rescuing people off the Cities Service Boston which ran aground there in 1943.
Cities Service Boston memorial
Lizard at the Cities Service Boston memorial
Lizard at the Cities Service Boston memorial
Waves crashing over rocks at Bass Point
And a quick look at the Bushrangers Bay viewpoint which had a lovely view of trees and glimpses of the bay.
Bushrangers Bay
Then back through Shellharbour and had a look at Shellharbour Harbour.
Shellharbour Beach
Headland at Shellharbour
Harbour at Shellharbour
View to Windang Island from Barrack Point
Coastline near Barrack Point
View to Shellharbour from Barrack Point
And finally a look at Reddall Reserve. Pelicans!!
Pelican at Reddall Reserve
Pelicans at Reddall Reserve
Pelicans at Reddall Reserve
Lagoon off Windang Passage (entrance to Lake Illawarra)
Pelican off Reddall Reserve
Pelican at Reddall Reserve
Then we messaged Andrew that we were on our way and headed for HARS - the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society museum. Andrew was able to give us a private tour which was wonderful. They had the 747 powered up which was super cool. And got to go on Connie and few other planes. Did you know Connie never actually few for Qantas? In the end spend two and a quarter hours going around, probably a lot longer than if we'd done a tour with anyone else, so that was very cool. Had a quick look at the models and memorabilia before heading back to the motel.
Bombo headland on the way back to Kiama
At the motel I got changed and went out for a wander.
First up to the cutting to reproduce a photo of Dad's from 1960.
Pike's Cutting on Terralong Street in Kiama
Cutting on Brown Street in Kiama
Then out to the blowhole which wasn't blowing very much. And while it was sunny when we got back to the motel, it had clouded over again so nothing great photowise.
Kiama Centrepoint and roundabout
Kiama Presbyterian Church
Kiama Presbyterian Church
Waterfront in Kiama
Kiama wharf
Clouds over Kiama Lighthouse
Kiama blowhole
Kiama blowhole
Clouds over Kiama
Fairy wren mural on the Kiama Visitor's Centre
Anchor outside the Pilot's Cottage Museum
Kiama Post Office
Hindmarsh Park and Orry Kelly Stage
Train crossing the Shoalhaven Street bridge
Kiama Masonic Lodge
Went back to the motel then got ready to go out again. By the time we got outside there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Sigh.
Met up with Andrew for dinner at Warilla Bowls club, which was all very pleasant. I had calamari and Stu had a chorizo and prawn skewer that was pretty epic. Talked mostly about flying hehe.
Then back to the motel to crash.
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