{"id":12825,"date":"2015-03-22T23:44:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T23:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=12825"},"modified":"2015-06-09T22:08:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T22:08:19","slug":"sunday-outing-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/sunday-outing-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Outing in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Happened on 22 March 2015, written up on 04 April 2015. \u00a0Which is better, late or never?<\/em>]<\/p>\n

My colleagues and I kept ourselves pretty busy with work during our two weeks in Australia, but we did manage to eke out a Sunday outing after our first week there.<\/p>\n

After chatting to numerous people where we were working, we decided to drive south from Nowra to Jervis Bay<\/a>, visiting the touristy town of Huskisson<\/a>, and the ‘whitest beach in the world’, aka Hyams Beach<\/a>. \u00a0We then turned inland to visit the Granite Falls<\/a>, and walk\u00a0the adjacent rain-forest walk<\/a>\u00a0after a quick stop at a lookout point<\/a>. \u00a0We ended the day by driving through a 4WD back-road on a 2WD car, and got to the paved asphalt just in time before dark!<\/p>\n

On to photos! (120 images total, ahem!)<\/p>\n

\"Indeed,<\/a>

Indeed, a road and some rain.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

\"Watching<\/a>

Watching a little ferry take off from Huskinsson harbor.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"There<\/a>

There were a lot of tiny fish in the sea!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Not<\/a>

Not the most attractive architecture. Here be tourists!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"We<\/a>

We were told by a guy that the dolphins were hiding that day, so we skipped the cruise.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Walking<\/a>

Walking along the coastline, looking back.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A memorial for people lost at sea.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Reason<\/a>

Reason for the memorial.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A few guys paddled out on boards and played on the minor waves.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I<\/a>

I was there!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pretty<\/a>

Pretty rocks.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Deserted<\/a>

Deserted sea-side swimming pool. The weather was nice, cloudy but warm.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Stepping<\/a>

Stepping out onto the Shark Net Beach. We saw neither sharks nor nets.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"We<\/a>

We did see a bunch of kayakers though.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"My<\/a>

My colleagues, S\u00e6var and Gulli, taking in the scenery.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Familiar<\/a>

Familiar stuff!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pretty<\/a>

Pretty rock formations.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Birds<\/a>

Birds flying by. We didn’t see many insects, but we heard and saw a lot of birds.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"People<\/a>

People carrying their kayak up a hill. We followed.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Modernish<\/a>

Modernish house.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Next<\/a>

Next time we’re bringing deck chairs!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bemusing<\/a>

Bemusing Indian in the distance. He totally owned that place.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Scenic<\/a>

Scenic Lookout! Yay!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Just<\/a>

Just a reminder about the past.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Take<\/a>

Take heed!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Australia<\/a>

Australia is all about these smallish, flat, roundabouts. They generally work well, but are hard to spot.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"We<\/a>

We drove further south. This is in Vincentia.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This,<\/a>

This, on the other hand, is Hyams Beach!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"What<\/a>

What you can fish.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Goodbye<\/a>

Goodbye shoes, see you in a little bit.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Really,<\/a>

Really, really nice. The water wasn’t super warm though, so I wasn’t too sad that I’d forgotten my swim gear.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Walking<\/a>

Walking on some rocky outcroppings.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"These<\/a>

The horizon is mostly horizontal.<\/p><\/div>\n