Thursday, April 30, 2009
Jervis Bay
April 10 - 13, 2009
Having a 4-day long weekend on Easter Holiday - that starts from Good Friday and ends on Easter Monday - we decided to set forth for a laid back trip to the South Coast. The night before we left, we were busy looking for a fishing rod and got one that comes with a set of fake baits that look like real small fishes, worms, frogs and jelly fishes. I wondered if these colourful thingies would be enough to entice a fish.
Day 1
For the record, Beng and I arrived first at the meeting place (McDonald's) at 5:45AM. After brekky, I prepared myself for what was going to be my longest drive ever. We had a stopover at Morton National Park, home to Fitzroy Falls. I wouldn't have minded being behind the wheels for more than 3 hours, but what brought me thrill was driving along a crooked winding country road that lasted for almost an hour.
We arrived in Sanctuary Point before lunchtime, unpacked our things, and prepared and had lunch before heading to the lagoon for fishing - well, at least to practice operating the rod and reel, tying a hook to a line, and throwing the bait to the water. It was our first time to try fishing so we didn't mind going back to the house empty-handed.
After dinner, we played table tennis and billiards then gathered at the living room to watch 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' and 'The Passion of the Christ'.
Day 2
The next morning, not wanting to give up fishing, we drove towards the other side of St George's Basin hoping to catch something for lunch or dinner. The boys tried their chance - but still came back without a catch in their hand - while the girls just played Boggle and Jenga.
After having a picnic for lunch, we proceeded to Huskisson to check out the events and bargains at the carnival. We were talking about childhood games when Chinese Garter came to mind. So we desperately looked for a shop that sells garter or rubber bands. When we luckily found one, we excitedly paid for the rubber bands and chained them together. And then the fun began! Playing these childhood games was really worthwhile while waiting for Dee and Kiko who went fishing.
Later at night I dozed off while watching Wolverine.
Day 3
I learned that the boys got up before dawn to go fishing (again), but came back with empty buckets. (That's all right guys. It may just be not the right season to fish.)
Easter Egg Hunt
After breakfast we celebrated Easter by holding Easter Egg Hunt - using egg chocolates. We had to hurry and get them all before they melt in the sun! It was so fun searching for the hidden eggs, not minding bumping into each other. Just when I thought I found lots of them, I ended up getting only 3! I was even more surprised when others got a dozen. But it was just fine because I was rewarded for finding one of the 4 biggest eggs :).
Hyams Beach
Before lunchtime we headed to Hyams Beach - which is reported as having the whitest sand in the world. The beach amazed us with its long stretch of white sand and blue water. Aaah.. I really regret that I didn't try the water :(.
After lunch and siesta and when the others had enough of swimming, we spent the afternoon playing patintero, limbo rock and Chinese Garter (again). It was funny that the guys could also play them well.
Playing pingpong till midnight completed our day.
Day 4
After cleaning up, we checked out and left for Sydney at 9:30AM. When we hit heavy traffic, Joy threw us a bag of buns from their car window.. hmmm good for our starving stomach :).
It was a good thing that we didn't take the long winding road on our way back. I could only imagine how challenging it would be driving up and down the mountains while it was raining hard. We stopped over at McDonald's for lunch. Our 4-day getaway was over. We may be frustrated fishers but a fresh catch could not surpass the fun that we had together. We can go fishing some other time anyway. :)
Having a 4-day long weekend on Easter Holiday - that starts from Good Friday and ends on Easter Monday - we decided to set forth for a laid back trip to the South Coast. The night before we left, we were busy looking for a fishing rod and got one that comes with a set of fake baits that look like real small fishes, worms, frogs and jelly fishes. I wondered if these colourful thingies would be enough to entice a fish.
Day 1
For the record, Beng and I arrived first at the meeting place (McDonald's) at 5:45AM. After brekky, I prepared myself for what was going to be my longest drive ever. We had a stopover at Morton National Park, home to Fitzroy Falls. I wouldn't have minded being behind the wheels for more than 3 hours, but what brought me thrill was driving along a crooked winding country road that lasted for almost an hour.
We arrived in Sanctuary Point before lunchtime, unpacked our things, and prepared and had lunch before heading to the lagoon for fishing - well, at least to practice operating the rod and reel, tying a hook to a line, and throwing the bait to the water. It was our first time to try fishing so we didn't mind going back to the house empty-handed.
After dinner, we played table tennis and billiards then gathered at the living room to watch 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' and 'The Passion of the Christ'.
Day 2
The next morning, not wanting to give up fishing, we drove towards the other side of St George's Basin hoping to catch something for lunch or dinner. The boys tried their chance - but still came back without a catch in their hand - while the girls just played Boggle and Jenga.
After having a picnic for lunch, we proceeded to Huskisson to check out the events and bargains at the carnival. We were talking about childhood games when Chinese Garter came to mind. So we desperately looked for a shop that sells garter or rubber bands. When we luckily found one, we excitedly paid for the rubber bands and chained them together. And then the fun began! Playing these childhood games was really worthwhile while waiting for Dee and Kiko who went fishing.
Later at night I dozed off while watching Wolverine.
Day 3
I learned that the boys got up before dawn to go fishing (again), but came back with empty buckets. (That's all right guys. It may just be not the right season to fish.)
Easter Egg Hunt
After breakfast we celebrated Easter by holding Easter Egg Hunt - using egg chocolates. We had to hurry and get them all before they melt in the sun! It was so fun searching for the hidden eggs, not minding bumping into each other. Just when I thought I found lots of them, I ended up getting only 3! I was even more surprised when others got a dozen. But it was just fine because I was rewarded for finding one of the 4 biggest eggs :).
Hyams Beach
Before lunchtime we headed to Hyams Beach - which is reported as having the whitest sand in the world. The beach amazed us with its long stretch of white sand and blue water. Aaah.. I really regret that I didn't try the water :(.
After lunch and siesta and when the others had enough of swimming, we spent the afternoon playing patintero, limbo rock and Chinese Garter (again). It was funny that the guys could also play them well.
Playing pingpong till midnight completed our day.
Day 4
After cleaning up, we checked out and left for Sydney at 9:30AM. When we hit heavy traffic, Joy threw us a bag of buns from their car window.. hmmm good for our starving stomach :).
It was a good thing that we didn't take the long winding road on our way back. I could only imagine how challenging it would be driving up and down the mountains while it was raining hard. We stopped over at McDonald's for lunch. Our 4-day getaway was over. We may be frustrated fishers but a fresh catch could not surpass the fun that we had together. We can go fishing some other time anyway. :)
Comments:
knottydon said...
katuwa tingnan yun chinese garter photos nyo, chel! nakaka-miss yun mga ganyang laro.
katawa naman yun combo nyo: "Passion of the Christ" tapos Shopaholic... ;oP
raz said...
kaaliw ang chinese garter pix nyo! naisip ko tuloy ngayon kung hanggang san na kaya ang kaya ko talunin.. hahaha
Zha-Zha said...
i enjoyed reading your post and seeing your photos... hehehe naalala ko ang chinese garter... hanggang bewang lang ata ang kaya kong talunin non,.. eh di lalo na ngayon... lol!
Chel said...
ang sarap mag-chinese garter! kaya ko pa rin tumalon ng mataas haha. pero pagkatapos e masasakit ang likod at tagiliran namin hehe.
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knottydon said...
katuwa tingnan yun chinese garter photos nyo, chel! nakaka-miss yun mga ganyang laro.katawa naman yun combo nyo: "Passion of the Christ" tapos Shopaholic... ;oP
raz said...
kaaliw ang chinese garter pix nyo! naisip ko tuloy ngayon kung hanggang san na kaya ang kaya ko talunin.. hahaha Zha-Zha said...
i enjoyed reading your post and seeing your photos... hehehe naalala ko ang chinese garter... hanggang bewang lang ata ang kaya kong talunin non,.. eh di lalo na ngayon... lol! Chel said...
ang sarap mag-chinese garter! kaya ko pa rin tumalon ng mataas haha. pero pagkatapos e masasakit ang likod at tagiliran namin hehe.Links to this post:
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