Sunday 27 December 2015

Wollongong

I had a small outing today, a drive down the coast to Wollongong. The drive through the Royal National Park was gorgeous, the smell of bush and glimpses of the wild coast. There's plenty of places to wander and best of all, some great mountain bike tracks. I had planned a coastal walk, the blustery southerlies that so decimated the Sydney to Hobart fleet meant it was too unpleasant.

My plan for this short break is to have a staycation, a term I first heard in the Caymans, in Sydney. That is, I'm staying at home and taking some time to explore my surroundings. Since malls and shopping don't interest me, I took to the wilds today. Tomorrow it may just be my most favourite of places to take pics, the zoo.

I played with the sea today. It was beautifully wild, crashing onto the rocks and sending spray over those not quite taking notice. It was cold. Here are some shots, more may follow when I've checked them all out properly.

Spray

Wild seas

Bubbles

Tranquility - Hapuku

2 comments:

Sandy Millar said...

Staycation - I like it!

Jule's Short Story said...

It's a great term isn't it. I learnt it in Cayman when the locals booked themselves into a tropical island resort for a holiday, home away from home! I'm really enjoying this break, no frantic hurrying, can catch up here and explore a bit more.