The plan of the day was to have a relaxing morning on the beach after a well deserved lie in.
It all went to plan, but the sleeping beauties in cabin 1 were still snoring their heads off when, after breakfast, Pauline and myself, walked about 200 metres to Chinaman's Beach.
A little tip if you stay in these seaside cottages. Take some nice biscuits for the Rainbow Lorikeets, they love to land on the railings and be hand fed, cheeky little devils they are, but once again it adds to the experience of being in this wonderful part of the world.
Chinaman's beach has a lovely warning when you first walk onto the beach. A large sign displaying the catch limits for the indigenous species of fish which can be found in the bay. At the bottom are all the sharks that inhabit the bay. Mmm, Great Whites, no early morning dip for me!!.
This early morning picture of the beach sums up the area, unspoilt, peaceful and a beautiful location. Again a wonderful place and thanks once again to our host for finding and taking us to this part of Australia.
We were to stay for another two nights after dropping Ben and Anna off, at the train station in Berry, for their return journey to Sydney.
Eventually, the two sleeping beauties awoke and in the manner of two bewildered sloths, please note, once they have children all this messing about in the mornings will soon stop, but that's for the future, today they dithered and dotted about. It all adds to their charm and it is amusing to observe.
As previously mentioned the town of Berry had captured our attention on the way down to Hyams Beach.
Berry, straddles the main highway which runs along the coast from Sydney to Melbourne. A typical market town for the area, it also has a real charm, in that it welcomes the visitor with its coffee shops and eclectic shopping.
To Pauline and Anna this was something to saviour, a task to be sipped, not gulped, in short we were to visit every shop in town and there were a lot of shops. All joking aside, the experience was a pleasure for us all and after quite a few purchases we adjourned once more for lunch.
Berry Tea Shop..a favourite, even when they forgot to pack the teapot handle. Note the bunting, it was hard to find in London for their wedding, but here it was in abundance.
And so, after being abandoned by Ben and Anna, who set off back to Sydney, we had another little look around and headed back to our little cabin. Unaware of what might happen when, after our abandonment, we were left to our own devices.
As a law abiding citizen I agree that responsible driving is a cornerstone of society. The enforcement of this though is open to question. 59 kms in a 50 kms zone does not warrant, in my opinion a $93 dollar fine with a point on Ben's license. If I could take the rap I would, yes I was guilty, of that there is not shadow of doubt, but the means by which they entrapped me was excessive to say the least.
I didn't come easy and they were mob handed !!
Another day drew to a close, a quiet night in with a nice meal and a bottle of wine. Tomorrow we were let loose alone and unsupervised on the population of Jervis Bay. What would happen was anyone's guess, but interaction did occur and it was to be an enjoyable experience.
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