Melbourne has been wet, cold and dreary so we headed north for a short break to Sussex Inlet.
We left at lunch time, planning to spend the night at Albury. A quick walk and lunch at Burkes Bakery in Euroa meant yummy hot pies and sausage rolls. Great pastry and good gravy consistency meant the pies held together beautifully without a single gloop until the last mouthful. Thumbs up! We left with a nice hot chai latte in hand and completed the easy drive to Albury.
Albury was dark, drizzly and cold. We dropped our bags in the room, piled on jumpers and coats and made the brisk walk to the Commercial for dinner. Grilled barramundi of huge proportions and simple veggies for me, fish and chips for him. Hit the spot!
Some thick fog ahead as we start our drive this morning.
We arrived in Yass in time for lunch. So far it has been all about the drive and food, but i have to recommend Clementines Bakery in Yass. A tiny little shop with fantastic food. The rolls were fresh and delicious and the cakes…OMG! Brilliant. Even our take away teas were made with tea leaves, not bags. Wonderful. Definitely the place to stop. I hope they are still there next time we head north.
The sun has come out, but the air temperature is very cold. We stopped at Goulburn visitors centre to charge up the EV and a wee. Some nice sculptures and a good space for a little look around. We arrived at the very spacious Holiday Haven cabins in time for…dinner at the Sussex Inlet bowls club. Simple food…with steak so tough it was almost impossible to chew. Shame. Not the best meal i have ever had. The veggies were good.
The morning beckoned us to explore and we were more than ready for a walk after all the eating and driving. The inlet has a track that we decided to follow into town. It was accessible from the grounds of our accommodation. Be warned. The track starts easy, but it has some serious ups and downs. It is quite a big walk. The round trip into town and back was about 13km. We took the easier walk back along the roads.
The inlet.
We explored nearby beaches for future mini breaks.
Callala Bay and Beach. Wowly Gully. Jervis Bay Marine Park. Culburra Beach. Chinamans Beach. All super close to each other. Each beach was quite different. Some very inviting water.
Hyams Beach. Interesting place. Absolutely no where to park. Very protected beach for the locals. We were able to stop in the small car park. No way could you enjoy the water in summer. It is totally a no parking town. Lucky for the those who own houses there. Not so good for visitors. I guess that is the intention. Super white sand. The water would be amazing on a sunny day.
Back at Sussex Inlet. As the sun sets the water is quite beautiful. The resident Kooka’s are quite comfortable with the presence of people.
A short but sweet trip. Another stop over at Albury for a very delicious dinner at the Commercial on the way back to Melbourne.
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