Last night in Kiama

 Last night in Kiama and she really turned on a spectacular show for us. First we watched the sun go down and Maya was impressed.

Still no wales.

Then I got a few brilliant photos of the aurora. I was surprised to learn it could be seen this far north. Such a nice treat. So as far are treats go Kiama showed me a lighthouse, the aurora and a blowhole.

Kiama the town

 Today we headed for a walk around the town and a look at some of the old buildings. 

This is black beach with the old post office in the background.

So many palm trees really add a tropical holiday vibe to the area.

Interesting church.

The interesting railway bridge that crosses the main street.

Kiama

 After staying with family in Sydney for a few days we headed south and to the coast. Kiama is our first stop by a beach and it feels like home. Atleast for a few days.

This is the view ftom our camp site. Nice and close to the surf beach. 

In the other direction in a second slightly calmer beach.

From where we are staying we walked around on the coast to the lighthouse and blow hole.

As you can see not much happening at the blow hole at the moment, but still a really beautiful walk.

Next to the lighthouse was an ocean swimming pool. Looked very inviting but my bathers were back at the van so I had a swim at the pool at the campsite.

The big merino, Goulburn

 Next stop was in Goulburn. Luckily we were staying almost next door to the Big Merino, and of course I had to go and have a look.

My first view of the big boy was courtesy of the NSW police and a stop for a drug test. It was the perfect viewing place to see him from. And of course Gerry was given the all clear and on we continued to our camp site.

I walked down to get a closer look. What a magnificent sheep.

I went into the gift shop next door which sold lots of merino wool items along with lots of australian souveniers. From the shop we were able to enter the sheep where there was a little museum about merino wool and the industry.

I climbed to the top of the ram and looked out his eyes. It was an interesting visit but I have to admitt I havent been bitten by the need to see all the Big monuments in Australia.

Boorowa, part 2

 And some more photos from the really interesting town of Boorowa. I found an op shop where the first thing I saw was this spinning wheel but the rest of the shop was so jam packed of stuff that I felt a bit over whelmed by it all. There was a huge room of books but I didnt have the time to look at everything. There were about 100 packaged doll and fairy type patterns, but even this was overwhelming to go through. Sadly there were no bears or patterns that interested me. 

Sometimes you just have to walk away . 

A walk around the town kept me fascinated. Each road had a new and interesting group of buildings.

This must be the biggest CWA hall I have ever seen. I guess the cwa women of this town must have been a force in themselves. Im sure there are a few stories to be told about its history.

The view from our campsite, including the sound of sheep.