Jervis Bay

Sandy wanted to head out for the day but would not tell us where we were going (always love those days!).

It was going to be an outdoor adventure and it was somewhere where he also hadn't been before (even better!).

In the car we piled and headed down the coast and arrived some time later at Jervis Bay! We had both been to Jervis Bay before but had never been to the Cape St George Lighthouse.

My goofballs at the start of the track

The lighthouse is now in ruins but it's pretty cool to see how things once were.

The light house was closed a long time ago and partly demolished but there is a lot of history there to look at and read. Plus they have a whale watching viewing platform. We were lucky enough to see one but a long way in the distance and only a slap of a tail :( One day we will head out on a whale watching cruise !

Next we drove down the road a little further to explore the beach and the rock platforms.

You can just make out the ruins of the lighthouse.

Down in the sandy area before you get to the rock outcrop there were thousands of bluebottles that had been washed in and couldn't get out. Now these guys are very dangerous in the water as they provide a mighty big sting when they wrap their long tentacles around your body but man they are so cool to step on when they are out of the water !!! If you like popping bubble wrap like I do then you would have loved stepping on these little blue suckers because that is exactly what they sounded like. I know some of you will say that we are cruel but they weren't going anywhere !!

Next stop was our packed lunch at Green Patch beach. Both Sandy and I had been camping here with our schools when we were younger. This beach has the whitest sand of any beach in the southern hemisphere ! It is very pretty. After lunch and before we headed for the beach the girls wanted to feed the birds. Now there are signs posted that warn don't feed the birds but everyone does and was feeding them.

This is why there are signs not to feed the birds, THEY BITE !!

Ouch! Yes poor E the real animal lover of the family was the one bitten by of all things a ROSELLA !! And boy did she scream !! After that she would let out a little shriek if a bird came to close to her. I think that she may now have a fear of birds like her mother !!! (oh I know I may not look like a concerned parent but I do love capturing everything that happens so I did have to take a photo before I attended to the injury, sorry!)

Once she was all fixed up - and a thank you to the teenage boy that came over offering us some bandaids - we headed to the beach. It was so nice and the sand is so soft. I could have sat there all day !!

I wonder where they get it from !!

Our last stop of the day was at the boat ramp where we were able to see stingrays right at the edge of the ramp. That was pretty cool then add to that a kangaroo on the side of the road (alive !!) standing up to bid us farewell as we headed home.

It's days like this that I love, jumping in car heading somewhere with a packed lunch and go exploring. We are so lucky to live in this country and need to do this more often. Until the next adventure xxxx