Discovering new territory

Not a games night over a good wine or a coffee in a cafe but out immersed in a nature, a new experience with old friends. A great start to LL's fabulous idea of sharing new adventures with our wonderful friends in 2016.

It was a long lazy day with an overall plan but some of the best parts made up on the fly - a picnic somewhere which became a lazy lunch on right next to the river.  Despite there being lots of people around we all preserved, consciously or otherwise, the serenity of the place.

A Tinnie launched from Cottage Point - now this was new. None of us experienced boat pilots, busy waterways and Trevor who showed us how to drive a boat wasn't too fussed when the life jackets remain safety stowed away where they wouldn't get wet :). Then we were off, out in the water ways, heading for nowhere particular at lazy pace.

I love the view from the ocean back to land. Its rare for a land lover and in our little tinnie we were cruising past otherwise inaccessible sandstone landings, micro beaches, tossing about on the wake of boats half our size and twice our size, clear water stretching out through steep bushy cliffs. A bit of a swim, a little lunch, a cuppa.

The day could have been over after our jaunt on the water but continuing to go with the flow we found a spot to have a post lunch picnic. Why not so we did! Picnic rug, boil the billy, German Bread to die for with hummus and cheese, sweet treats, easy conversation and rounded out by a visit by an lazy Goanna and a Kookaburra or two. We were four very chilled out folks at the end of a day immersed in nature.

A great first adventure shared with friends. Thanks all. Loved it.