Eurobodalla

Last weekend was number 6 in a row that we have been to Mystery Bay- now thoroughly sick of painting etc but happy with the result.We now have carpet and curtains on order so the place should get a lot more civilsed in a few weeks time. We have replaced the laundry tub, the bathroom vanity and removed the shower screen to be replaced with a larger unit. A new sliding door has arrived to replace a large window in the family room and give access directly on to the deck (not yet in existance).

Taking a break to walk and explore makes it all worthwhile. Eurobodalla National Park, which is right at our back boundary, extends north and south along the coast. This weekend we explored north from Mystery Bay, drove a short distance to the north end of the camping reserve and thence a walking track takes you to Billie's Beach. Going on from Billies the track winds over a low headland and reveals a series of beaches towards Narooma. The track descends to the entrance of Corunna Lake which only occasionally joins with the sea. Here we found another parking area but havent yet found how to get into it by car.

We werent quite up to driving the round trip for weekend number 6 so we flew to Moruya on Friday afternoon and hired a small car for the 35minute run to Mystery. Planned to go home Sunday but atrocious weather intervened and we waited till Monday morning. Got airborne at 7am after checking cloud cover at Bathurst and hoping the headwinds may have moderated a bit - wrong- above scattered cloud at 8500ft the flying was smooth and when we normally cruise at 120kts we had a ground speed as low as 55knots!, 65knots of headwind. Soon became apparent that fuel would be less than 45minute reserve at Bathurst so landed at Goulburn with a strong crosswind for fuel. After waiting 45 minutes for the refueller to arrive we got going again. A total of 2.5hrs flying time plus an hour on the ground so we didnt get to work till about 11am.

We get regular visits and a wakeup call at daybreak from the Kookas that live over the back fence. They are very adept at pulling worms from the backyard. I was surprised to see a possum watching me when I went to the car after dark and later heard it going for a walk on the roof. After dark the wallabies move in and while they remain invisible in the darkness you can hear them thumping away when disturbed.