Mellow Moruya

Last weekend was very pleasant as we took in the sights of the Durras Lake area.  We did put The New Boat in for what we were hoping was to fish but it turned out to be just a paddle around the lake.  Well, we did catch some fish but they were so tiny they were barely good enough to be used as bait!  A bit of a shame, but it was still very enjoyable.  It wasn't until we were getting ready to pack it all in that we realised that we had brought a couple of bananas with us - The Captain had forgotten (when we packed them) that "bananas are bad luck on boats"!  So that would be the reason why we didn't catch any fish!

We spent that night camped at the boat ramp - this is getting to be a habit - and there were no disturbances except the gentle lapping of the waves on the lake edge and the pelicans taking off and landing just near us!

Very Early Morning at the Boat Ramp

On Monday morning we dropped in to see a cousin (and his wife) of The Deckie.  Thought we were just going to have a cuppa and a catch up but were invited back that evening for dinner.  Not a problem and besides we hadn't seen each other for absolute years!

With it being such a nice day we went for a drive into the mountains.  Not all that scary - besides The Captain had been here before - like about twenty years ago and he wondered why the roads looked different!  We were heading for Shallow Crossing on the upper reaches of the Clyde River and after a reasonably short drive ( yes The Captain has a good sense of direction) arrived there.  And what a very pretty part of the world!  There was still about 50cm of fast flowing water going over the causeway but it was not a problem for The Rav.

Upper Reaches of the Clyde River

Shallow Crossing

There was a very nice, basic campsite at The Crossing, but it would not have been advisable to drag Poor old Turtle over the road that we had just been on.  We then took the other road away from The Crossing to make it a round trip - this time to Nelligen on the Kings Highway.  Most of the road was pretty good (for an unsealed road) until we got to this little creek crossing....

The Captain checking out the Creek Crossing

Taking Our Time!

Onto Nelligen where we had a nice lunch at the Steampacket Hotel, back to our overnight camp spot on The Headland at Durras for a rest and then to the rellies for dinner.  What a life!!

Tuesday saw us heading further south to Moruya.  Found a great spot at North Head Campground (the north head of the Moruya River) and only a short walk to the beach.  We have been here since and the only drawback has been when our brand new generator decided that it didn't like being used, had a hissy fit and died.  A phone call to the supplier did not bring us any joy and so we have had to hire one for a couple of days.  That little problem will be sorted out on our return to the Sydney area next month!!

We will be breaking camp tomorrow (Saturday) and heading to the other side of Moruya to stay with The Deckie's eldest sister until after Easter.  Hopefully there will some nice days so that we can explore the river upstream a little bit and maybe some more exploring into the nearby National Parks.

Bye for now!