Central Tilba, south coast, New South Wales
Central Tilba, south coast of New South Wales
Central Tilba near the south coast of New South Wales is a very historic little town in this part of Australia. It consists of many old and beautiful buildings from a by-gone era. We have pleasant memories of several hours spent there many years ago.
On this trip, however, we had very little time to stop and savour the delights of the town as we had a long journey ahead of us. Instead we just drove up the main street – it’s about the only street there – and then turned around and drove back down the main street. We couldn’t have found a safe parking spot anyway as the place was crawling with tourists. Like ourselves.
Shown in the photo above is the historic ABC Cheese Factory. We remember tasting their lovely cheese many years ago.
Central Tilba, south coast of New South Wales
Central Tilba, south coast of New South Wales
Central Tilba, south coast of New South Wales
Central Tilba, south coast of New South Wales
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, New South Wales
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
I love visiting places like Duesbury Beach at Dalmeny on the south coast of New South Wales. As you can see in the photos I managed some great shots of the coastline, the waves, the beach and the rocks.
We only stayed a few minutes as we had a long distance to travel that day. Despite this restriction I was pleased to get this group of great photos.
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, New South Wales
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
After leaving Bateman’s Bay we travelled south along the coast road. I wanted to see the coastal scenery rather than take the faster inland highway south. As we went along we stopped in at several spots along the coast. Along here I didn’t see many birds but some of the scenery was worth stopping and getting out the camera.
Duesbury Beach just south of the small village of Dalmeny was one such spot. A few dedicated surfers were taking advantage of the waves, despite it being quite early in the morning.
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
Bateman’s Bay, New South Wales
Batemans Bay, south coast of New South Wales
We only stayed the one afternoon and evening in the lovely seaside town of Bateman’s Bay on the south coast of New South Wales. I would like to come back here sometime in the future and spend a week or so exploring not only the town but the hinterland as well. On the drive down the escarpment from Canberra we passed through some truly spectacular mountain country. this needs further exploring. We briefly gathered a few materials from the well stocked Visitor Centre. this indicates several major national parks and other natural features in the immediate district.
The photo below shows my wife (on the left) and my daughter having afternoon tea in one of the parks. They were debated the relative merits of a book they had both just read. I forget the title.
Meanwhile, I stretched out on the grass near the beach letting the gentle sea breeze waft over me. I was so inspired I pulled out my notebook – normally reserved for making lists of the birds I see – and wrote three poems.
Life doesn’t get much better than that.
My wife and daughter enjoying afternoon tea at Batemans Bay
Strange birds at Bateman’s Bay
Australian Pelican, Bateman's Bay
One of the most unusual sights I have seen was at the waterfront in Bateman’s Bay on the south coast of New South Wales.
Not one – but about a dozen Australian Pelicans were standing or sitting on the light covers in the street. I’ve never seen them perching like this before and it was so unusual in my opinion that I had to stop and take a photo.
Bizarre.
Bateman's Bay, south coast of NSW