Before we left Jervis Bay the charming owner on our motel (who was a Kiwi and looked as though he had at one time been an All Black second row) recommended Supply Jervis Bay for breakfast so off we went. So popular was it that no seats were to be found so we ordered our take aways and sat on a bench looking out across the beautiful white sands of Jervis Bay
After leaving Husky we decided to take a cross country route to our next destination of Kaloomba in the Blue Mountains. Very soon we left the coastal plain and were climbing steeply to a magnificent viewpoint at Cambewarra lookout. Sadly it was quite misty and looked as though it may take a while to clear so we soon resumed our journey via Kangaroo Valley (none to be seen) and Moss Vale. The scenery was magnificent with lots of tree ferns and little sign of the extreme drought which has affected the coastline plain and the interior of Australia. It sounds as if the dry period is about to end as we had watched the local news on television and heard about serious flooding in Queensland which very much reminded us of our trip there two years ago. Apparently the rain is on the way south and will reach the Sydney area tomorrow.
We stopped at Fitzroy Falls but were not prepared for the awesome (in the true sense not the Antipodean one) and very vertiginous views. Really quite special and we saw a Kingfisher catch a fish in the stream just before the falls. The falls fell a huge distance but there was very little water which I guess just shows how dry it has been even in the mountains.
On then towards Kaloomba and it was quite slow driving with plenty of twists and turns. We had a short pit stop at a very nice and very popular cafe at Picton before arriving in Kaloomba mid afternoon. The view across the blue mountains from Echo Point is quite staggering and in spite of the fact that I had seen numerous photos of it previously, I was astounded at the vista. Echo Point is very close to the famous Three Sisters rock formation and has tremendous views in all directions. Again, extremely vertiginous but definitely not to be missed.
After checking in to our hotel we drove through the town looking for somewhere to eat but nothing really appealed ( nor did anything in our guidebook) so we decided to return to the hotel and ask the very helpful owner for her recommendations. She immediately recommended the RSL club ( Returned and Services League of Australia Club) for a good quality but informal meal and said that they had a Chinese restaurant plus local dishes. Off we went and we received a very friendly greeting from a lady who explained the options. In essence there was a fabulous eat as much as you like buffet with a wonderful Chinese section which we decided to concentrate on. A good bottle of Margaret River Chardonnay from WA and we were well set. It was truly excellent and I must admit that we returned for seconds although clearly lots of other patrons thought thirds and fourths were in order.
Back at out hotel were we watched some of the ladies final from Melbourne before falling asleep!
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