Saturday, December 26, 2009
Merry Wet Christmas
December 25, 2009
Not wanting to spend Christmas sleeping at home or just imagining how our families in the Philippines enjoy festive food and parties without us, we thought of going for a picnic somewhere and decided to go to Wattamolla in the Royal National Park. We were so desperate that even a warning of bad weather didn't stop us from going. It wasn't raining yet when we left Sydney but it started to pour as we were nearing our destination.
Wattamolla beach has a large lagoon filled with freshwater which runs behind the beach and the clifftop overlooking the beach is ideal for picnics. Jumping from the cliffs into the lagoon can also be an activity for the non-faint-hearted. When we arrived we actually saw tourists jumping off the cliffs - frightening yet amusing to watch.
The wind even blew stronger but we still managed to have a crazy happy lunch under umbrellas. Good thing Ronnie and Loids brought a tent where the kids could shelter themselves from the rain.
After lunch we followed the trail down to the beach and just stayed and have fun on the sand that separates the lagoon from the sea.
Of course our visit to this place won't be complete if none of us would jump from the cliff. So we cheered Kiko, Dee and Mar to try the adventure. Kiko had tried this before so he jumped off first whilst Dee and Mar were still wavering. We've all been waiting from the other side encouraging them to jump but it seemed that they haven't gathered enough courage yet. Kiko already made his 3rd jump before the two finally jumped - that was after almost an hour of stretching, hesitating and standing in the rain. Having achieved the highlight of our trip, we all went home without regrets. :)
Not wanting to spend Christmas sleeping at home or just imagining how our families in the Philippines enjoy festive food and parties without us, we thought of going for a picnic somewhere and decided to go to Wattamolla in the Royal National Park. We were so desperate that even a warning of bad weather didn't stop us from going. It wasn't raining yet when we left Sydney but it started to pour as we were nearing our destination.
Wattamolla beach has a large lagoon filled with freshwater which runs behind the beach and the clifftop overlooking the beach is ideal for picnics. Jumping from the cliffs into the lagoon can also be an activity for the non-faint-hearted. When we arrived we actually saw tourists jumping off the cliffs - frightening yet amusing to watch.
The wind even blew stronger but we still managed to have a crazy happy lunch under umbrellas. Good thing Ronnie and Loids brought a tent where the kids could shelter themselves from the rain.
After lunch we followed the trail down to the beach and just stayed and have fun on the sand that separates the lagoon from the sea.
Of course our visit to this place won't be complete if none of us would jump from the cliff. So we cheered Kiko, Dee and Mar to try the adventure. Kiko had tried this before so he jumped off first whilst Dee and Mar were still wavering. We've all been waiting from the other side encouraging them to jump but it seemed that they haven't gathered enough courage yet. Kiko already made his 3rd jump before the two finally jumped - that was after almost an hour of stretching, hesitating and standing in the rain. Having achieved the highlight of our trip, we all went home without regrets. :)
