43. Night Out At Bondi Beach

Caught up with a  few people at the regular Wednesday Coffee meet and then headed down to Mongers at Bondi Beach with T, Shah, Ian and Tony to meet with Gene. 

Weather was fantastic, company was great and food was delicious!! 

42. And the Little VTR Survives Dirt Road

Route: Sydney - Berowra Waters - Colo - Upper Colo - Comleroy Road - Kurrajong - Sydney
Distance: ~210km
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A quick morning breakfast with T ended up being a 4 hr affair. Sitting in the morning sun enjoying pineapple juice, fruits and bruschetta with bacon, avocado, tomato and balsamic was wayyyy too good to walk away from.

T eventually managed to dragged me off the seat and suggested we do some riding.

As we headed north, we decided to veer off traditional routes and do some exploring...

We took the turn off to Upper Colo and was greeted with some nice flat easy dirt road. We also managed to coax and befriend a very pretty horsie.

As we stopped for more pictures, Steve on the Yamaha dirt bike dropped by to say hello and asked if we were ok. Unfortunately for him, as he took off, the rear of his bike started sliding left and right and it turned out he had a flat rear tyre. We hung around to help him with his bike and eventually, T had to pillion him to get help as there was no reception where we were.

As we went along our merry way down Comleroy Road, all we encountered were four wheel drive. It was a bumpy journey and the most exciting parts where the 15km/hr hairpin turns and the ride through some water! I definitely felt like I was on a mini adventure! And who would have guessed I like dirt roads!

And on the way home, we were greeted by a very very beautiful peacock! What a pleasant day!

41. Impromptu Visit To Hyams Beach

Hyams Beach is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the whitest sand in the world and is also one of the most popular beaches in the Jervis Bay vicinity.

With Monday being the last day of the holidays, I really wanted to work on my tan and hence the impromptu visit. It was the expressway down to Hyams beach with breakfast at Hyams Beach Cafe - try their breakfast pot! This was all followed by a very nice and relaxing hour in the sun. 

40. Kiama Blowhole, Fitzroy Falls

Route: Sydney - Scarborough - Kiama - Berry - Fitzroy Falls - Jamberoo - Sydney

Distance: ~340km 

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We started the day at Kiama. This was the first time I'd seen the blowhole and it was quite spectacular! The blowhole will overtime become less and less vigorous due to the continuous erosion of the underground cavity.  

Lunch was at Berry before we made our way to Kangaroo Valley! Very scenic! And there were also some fun twisties along Kangaroo Valley Road and Moss Vale Road. 

The next destination was Fitzroy Falls!! It was very beautiful. However, due to the limited access to the  waterfall, I still much prefer MacKenzie Falls in the Grampians (Victoria). It was however still worth the visit. Also, if you explore a little further, you may encounter a secret little hideout off the walking trail (to twin falls) which would provide a better view of Fitzroy Falls! ;) 

We wrapped up the day at The Old Cheese Factory in Robertson. The local creamy blue was super yummy!!