10 March 2016 - Around Nowra

Today we decided to spend another night at Nowra, which meant we were able to visit the area between Nowra, St Georges Basin to the south and the coast.  We did 207 km in all visiting many, but not all, of the coastal beaches and some on Jervis Bay and St Georges Basin.   Places included Terara (dairy country), Greenwell Point, Orient Point, Crookhaven Heads, Culburra Beach, Penguin Point, Currarong, Callala Bay, Huskisson, Vincentia and St Geoges Basin.

We were most impressed with the dairy country around Terara.  The paddocks were irrigated, the grass was lush and the cows were contented.

100316 Improved pasture at Terara - first phase - grass

100316 Improved pasture at Terara - second phase - water

100316 The third phase at Terara - cattle**

**Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos taurus. Now you know.

100316 the fourth and final stage

Huskisson was probably the biggest town outside Nowra.  Each of the villages has its own launching ramp and there were boat trailers at every one.  The fishing must be good because there were plenty of pelicans around. 

100316 Boat ramp at Greenwell Point

100316 Crookhaven Heads from Orient Point 

100316 Commercial centre (part of) at Huskisson

100316 Huskisson Harbour

100316 One of the locals at Orient Point

100316 Warrain Beach and Lake Wallumboola from Penguin Point

100316 Warrain Beach from Penguin Point

100316 Through the sea mist, Point Perpendicular taken across Jervis Bay from Vincentia

100316 Properties with water access at St Georges Basin from the boat ramp

100316 Mum, Dad and the kids at St Georges Basin

We found a wildflower (domestic maybe) on the boundary of The Department of Defence's Beecroft Weapons Range (BWR) near Currarong.  We ducked while we photographed.

100316  Wildflower (?) near Currarong

It was heavily overcast today, maybe heralding a change in the weather, but we got through the day without any precipitation.