The outside was festooned with the buddhist equivalent of the garden gnome with the little characters seemingly up to all sorts of activities, all in keeping with sound buddhist principles of course.
Having crawled all over these, possibly immensely sacred, figures the children continued their immersion into buddhist culture with the "Cor that stinks!" response to the smell of incense. I think this is the compulsory reflex vocal call of any under 10 year old when sniffing these.
Final disrespect was evident in the mock meditation poses for this picture. They may still have been tempted to follow the "noble eightfold path" but Mcdonalds don't do tofu nugget Happy Meals.
Following minor temple desecration it was lunch break in Kiama. Famous for its.....
blowhole. No we didn't know this either but the lonely planet guide stated that it was "a major attraction that has drawn visitors for over a century." So we thought it worth a detour.
You had to be there really. Somewhere we will have to be again is Jervis bay at 5 1/2 hours drive it is just in the weekend getaway radius. Unfortunately we arrived as the sun was plummeting; nevertheless the view across the bay from Huskisson was still impressive. If you see any more Tina landscape shots from now on you will notice the trademark "bit of tree in the foreground" technique.
Despite the slight aroma of raw sewage from a nearby stagnant creek Hyams beach and its white sand were even more impressive. Here are Tina and Jessica trying not too look too cold on an early evening in Autumn.
Family consultations about interesting rocks found on the beach is an ongoing pastime. Tina loves her rocks, not sure how we'll contain her when we get to Uluru!
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Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay, who could forget 'our' encounter with the Hammerheads! A lazy afternoon kept on being interrupted by the sound of a helicopter hoovering across the bay, maybe to scare the creatures away?
However, a fantastic beach, good showers (needed when you free-camp), well worth a weekend trip every now and again!!
Make sure you have your thermals ready for July, it is going to be cold here....
P&C.
It is not often that one sees a helicopter hoovering!
Can't believe that you hoped to see kangaroos at Pebbly Beach, too. We parked our van there for the night and saw nothing but a dead wombat, lying on its side! The Lonely Planet has a lot to answer for, which is something I am sure you have worked out by now! We also tried our hand at platypus spotting at some place down there, too. Damn you, Lonely Planet!
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