Road Trip

I have my ups and my downs as the transition into this new life continues. It has been exactly two months, two weeks and 12 hours (not that I am counting) since we arrived in Sydney. Life is beginning to have a more solid daily routine, although work will really go full force after the holidays. I was in a bit of a state this week, so when Jonny and Josh and Marni came up with a fabulous plan to host a one night getaway at the Gavshon residence in Pearl Beach (thank you, again), I could not have been more excited. It was a perfect and relaxing 24 hours.  It seriously feels like we were on the set of Lost, the landscape resembling the Blue Lagoon (which I have never seen). Incredibly scenic...

The beautiful Pearl Beach lies a little over one hour outside of Sydney- 93km (57.78 miles) north to be exact. With a population of only 479 (according to the 2006 census) it is as if you are on your own private beach. Just driving there is incredibly scenic as the highway deeply carves its way through the sandstone rock.

Along the way we stopped at the nearby town, Woy Woy, to pick up food and some fresh mahi-mahi at the local fish market. We had a fantastic dinner- barbecuing the mahi-mahi, pineapple, and corn outside, while carrots parsnips and potatoes roasted inside.

The next morning began with a walk up a sandstone cliff, around Broken Bay and then back down to Ocean Beach, just adjacent to Pearl Beach. We actually had to walk across an unsteady log to get on to the sand (I really need to work on my balance, it’s embarrassing).

After slight heart palpitations caused by the unsteadiness of the balance beam we were on Ocean Beach where children from local neighborhoods were being trained for life saving. The young life savers are called “nippers” and despite the cold water they were having a blast at the beach.

Back at the house with some coffee and a nice breakfast spread we watched a massive Pelican (which I have never seen before) feeding on the Pearl Beach Lagoon and Lorakeet’s playing in the trees. We discovered a Cicada shell- these bugs are like a grasshopper and in the summer they shed their skin and in doing so are able to leave their former shell in tact (crazy). That morning I had also seen a massive jelly fish and trout washed up on the beach. Oh nature...

Seriously, I am not a beach person but this could help in the conversion process—The vibrant blue water and the yellowish sand against the impressive sky create an amazing composition and the nearby rock pools allow you to immerse yourself into marine life at low tide.  

What can I say? A perfect 24 hours... And only an hour and change outside of the city... Now back to work! Click here for more pics.