Easter in Huskisson, Jervis Bay with Rach

On Thursday, 13 Apr 06, Rach and I left for Jervis Bay ... we left at about 8.00pm and very soon we spotted Brad on the road so we stopped and a bite of dinner with him ... before we carried on our way down the south coast to Huskisson, Jervis Bay. We were also spotted by Grant, Thjis, Thomo and Bevan which was hilarious as Rach and I thought they were some local boys playing games with us ... hooning around ... until we realised who it was?! We arrived safely at 11.00pm which was excellent going ... 2.5 hrs was a good run ... and our holiday had begun ...

We stayed at the Huskisson Beach Holiday Resort in a modest little cabin which was really fun ... we were a hop, skip and a jump from the Jervis Bay beach ... and we spent our first day driving around to Vincentia and Hyams Beach for a look see at the beautiful beaches ...





I took some sunset shots of Jervis Bay as part of improving my photography skills ... I tried a number of different techniques by changing the aperture and watching the depth of field ... the moon rose and it was pretty spectacular once the sun had gone to sleep for the night ...




That night, Rach and I went for very flash dinner at a gorgeous little brasserie called "Seagrass" which is owned by Nathan Fay (my friend Gina's brother) who looked after us so well which was really lovely ... we had a delicious dinner there and I highly recommend that anyone who goes to Huskisson for a bite, head to Seagrass! We spent Good Friday night watching "The Passion of the Christ" movie on TV and we were reminded what our precious Saviour, Jesus Christ had done for us ... and we were thankful!

On Saturday, Brad joined us for a day and night ... we showed him around the place and went down to the Lighthouse near Moe's Rock and also to Cave Beach campground to see where it was ...

Murray's Beach




Views from the lighthouse North ...




And South ...




Cave Beach look out ...



We spotted some fairly tame Kangaroos down there ...




Then as the afternoon kicked on ... it was a case of "Let the games begin!!" ... we played Poker and I whipped their butts ... then we played Changing Jack and another card game that Brad taught us ... we had such a laugh ... in fact ... we didn't stop laughing for most of the day ... it was a hoot !!!



We experienced more wildlife ... possums ... a mum & babe ...




On Sunday morning, I braved the cool morning air and got some sunrise shots which I really love ... check them out ... a tall ship was in harbour and the surf was up ...





Then, after brekkie, Brad headed back to the Gong while Rach and I went to an Easter service at the little Huskisson Anglican Church which was packed to the rafters with approx. 40 people ... it was a lovely service ... Rach and I spent the afternoon on the beach relaxing in the sun and keeping an eye on the massive surf that was pounding the rocks ... an usual sight in Jervis Bay which is a huge inlet and doesn't often see such big surf ... the surfers were eating it up ...








Later, Rach and I had a quiet dinner at the cabin and settled in for a few more card games and we watched the first part of the movie - "The Ten Commandments" which was really good ...



We decided to head home early and left Jervis Bay at 10.00am and were home in Sydney safely by 1.00pm which was a really good run considering it is Easter Monday and traffic is always heavy on the roads ... I was able to go and spend some time with Al, Ror, Saph & Kendra on Manly Beach ...

Saphy ... cleaning up the last of the Easter Eggs ...




Kendra ... getting down to sandy business ...