13 Feb 2012 to 14 Feb 2012 - Bulli Beach Caravan Park, NSW

Come Monday, we got out of Shoalhaven Heads in record time.  Another night there and it could have gotten really ugly – I was looking for rocks to throw at passing cars!!!
This was another short day, as we wanted to travel along some of the Grand Pacific Drive – in particular the section that has been built over the cliff edge – between Thirroul and Stanmore Tops.  We decided that we would be best starting that section fresh, because it looked fairly windy and also quite busy.  Also, we (meaning me) really didn’t want to start on the run through or around Sydney after the Pacific Drive.  Speaking personally, I really didn’t want to go anywhere near Sydney, but without driving twice as far, we really had no choice but to do the ring route.
However, I’m getting ahead of myself.
On the trip up to Bulli, we stopped at Kiama for a walk out to the blowholes and a restorative coffee afterwards.  The sea was fairly quiet, so the blow hole only popped off about 1 in 10 times.  Still good though.  When the sea gets too rough, the authorities close off access for safety.  Incautious tourists have been swept off the rocks before.



Bulli Beach Caravan Park is a nice spot, with absolute beach frontage, good walkways along the beach and lots of rabbits.  What’s that?? Rabbits??  Yes, you read it correctly.  There were probably enough rabbits running free between the caravan park and the cemetery behind the park to feed a good size crowd.  First sight was a bit startling though – rub the eyes and look again!!!
We decided to make the run up the Grand Pacific Drive and then return to Bulli the same day.  It was only a short distance, and made it possible for us to use the ring route around Sydney rather than going through.  Good move.  Lovely scenery along the coast, but the actual piece out over the beach was just a little underwhelming.  It’s a great construction job, but you can’t really see anything from it.  The best view of the whole area is from Stanwell Tops.  The area is used by para-gliders, hang-gliders and the like, and provides a fantastic view down the coast.  The place was full of tourists and buses.
Tomorrow, we make the run around Sydney – really looking forward to it!!!!