Rain and More Rain

28th September – Monday

Much warmer this morning as we packed up before the rain set in, again. Unfortunately, the temperature did drop as the day became wetter!

TomTom estimated that the 170 km drive from Batemans Bay to Merimbula would take us three hours – and she was right. The road, although good, was very hilly and windy (one of us was in desperate need of a lay down when we arrived!), with a fair bit of traffic. We were surprised at how dry the countryside was – lots of farms and bush.

We spotted the Bega Cheese Factory (bit hard to miss, actually) as we drove through Bega but were a bit mystified at the “Cheese Training Centre.” Do they train the cheeses to roll over on command? It would certainly solve some labour problems!

We are staying at the Merimbula Beach Holiday Park, which is on top of a headland, consequently a “bit” breezy. It is a gorgeous park, probably aimed at the family market, with lots of activities for children, as well as three beautiful swimming pools, volleyball court, jumping pillow and a tennis court. Whilst the caravan sites are very wide, with a double slab, they are a bit shallow for bigger caravans. (It is hard to imagine that we paid $35 a night for an extremely ordinary park in Canberra and only paying $27.90 here.) The awning was extended for a short while only, before the decision was quickly made to roll it back up!

Apart from finding a friendly optometrist who would repair the broken glasses, we haven’t really done much today – will check out the sights of Merimbula tomorrow. It looks a very nice town, with tourism as its main industry.