For the past few days we have been following the Prince's Highway down the coast to meet friends in Merimbula.

First stop was Nowra, and the best thing I can say about Nowra is it's a good thing the Tourist Info Centre is on the edge of town. Stopped there briefly and was told there is nothing there, but to go on to Jervis Bay where there was a Food and Wine Festival. Very happy to leave, once we got past the unco-ordinated traffic lights and the hundreds of roundabouts.

The main town of Jervis Bay was Huskinson, a very pretty town on the bay with a harbour. Apparently the festival had been on the Friday and Saturday. All back to normal today (Sunday), but still quite busy. Good thing we missed the festival as it would have been even busier. We decided to have lunch looking over the water. The "world famous" Husky pies looked good, but there was a long queue at the bakery, so we went for fish and chips instead.

Next town along was Ulladulla, but we thought we would check out "historic" Milton and Mollymook first, just a few kms before Ulladulla. This whole area is still very hilly, making for nice views but difficult driving in the van. Milton had some nice old buildings, and a killer view from the back of the café. Mollymook was just hills. Moved on to Ulladulla where we spent the night.

Ulladulla is a nice town with wide streets, lots of parallel parking, and a roundabout at each end of town so we could go backwards and forwards at will. Missed the caravan park a couple of times, but finally got there. It was located high above the harbour with great views again. The next day we discovered the Ulladulla Café stocked Husky pies, so we got to try them after all. They were good, but not as good as Bororen.

Next stop along the way was Bateman's Bay. We had been there a few times in the past, and had never been overly impressed. There is an esplanade on the water, mostly lined with holiday apartment towers. A large town loomed just behind these, looking at nothing at all. Down the road a bit was a picturesque marina, but really not exciting.

We moved on and came to Mogo, a little town ten kms further down which was halfway between artist retreat and hippy haven. It had been affected by the fires a few years earlier, but some buildings had survived, and some had been rebuilt - including a beautiful old timber church which served as an art gallery.

A few kms further and we came to Moruya, where we spent the next night. The caravan park bordered the Moruya River on one side and beautiful open green fields on the other. Picturesque, and so peaceful.

This whole area was very lush with undulating green fields dotted with cows. It is big with dairy cattle and cheese factories - the first in Bodalla, another quaint little town with little else but the cheese factory and a cafe.

Next town along was Narooma. The town was nothing much, but there was a bay, a harbour, and a long walk along the breakwater where resident seals hung out - great fun.

We went on through Tilba, a town we knew well with many small craft shops etc, as well as another cheese factory. It was very quiet, being a Tuesday, and many cafes and shops were shut. Not as exciting as usual.

On through more windy hilly landscapes and finally got to Cobargo - another small town badly effected by fires a few years ago. Recovering well, and we had a free camp behind the pub for the night. Another trivia night!
Georgy's bit
In the morning we explored Gerroa's beach, lovely sand bars and sculpted driftwood. Some post sculpted driftwood was converted to fuel for a bonfire where structure and mass loss was noted. Being the nesting site for the endangered shorebirds, I am afraid some roasting might have taken place in the process.

Husky is nice and had a big beach lounge chair where Eva had a picture taken and had trouble disembarking after being almost swallowed by the stucture.

Weekends are a good time for markets. We missed most markets by not much and were desperate for a market when I spotted marquees in a town whose name I fail to recall. Not a market, but a Shannon's classic car show which we missed and The Woodchopping Finals. Great entertainment from a friendly dog in the audience.

Milton had this gorgeous cafe. We went in just for a photo as they were closing and we were not hungry.

In Ulladulla tourist information we spotted a delivery van with Husky pies on it and queried the driver on where it is served. Later found the place and thanked him as he was still delivering.

Batemans Bay. What more can I say.

Mogo is famous for weird shops, and from this point onward it is cattle country.

Moruya has a great waterfront with skydiving and cruises and all activities plus a nice caravan park on the river with more cows than in the Milky way.

Bodalla treated us with real cheese and fake cows as per pictures.

Narooma has a breakwater path, great a for a photo op with the locals (seals).

Tilba has not changed since we had been 15 years or so ago, except more shops were closed and the bakery stopped trying for variety or quality.

Last stop in this long list was a night at the Cobargo Hotel carpark for a pizza and trivia night run by Hitler's sister.