Sailing – Eden to Ulladulla

Eden

By the time we arrived in Eden, we were well and truly ready for a night on shore… well an evening anyway. We did our chores and had a couple of drinks on board before heading to the pub for dinner. The pub served great meals at a very reasonable price, and we let loose a bit and partied into the night. Headaches in the morning, but more chores needed to be done so, while Dwayne slept, Katrina and I walked to town and did the washing, shopping and treated ourselves to a coffee and yummy smoked salmon bruschetta.

The weather was beautiful, and we wandered around in our shorts and t-shirts. After waking Dwayne, we had fish and chips on the pier, bought some seafood for dinner, refuelled the boat and got prepared to leave.

Bermagui

We left Eden at 0130 and sailed to Bermagui. Getting into Bermagui early allowed us to wander around the town, buy yummy ‘organic oysters,’ and have a drink at the Bermagui Beach Hotel.

Batemans Bay

We left Bermagui, the following day, and while sailing to Batemans Bay, Dwayne put the trolling line out and caught a bonito (skipjack tuna). We knew we couldn’t get over the bar crossing at Batemans Bay so we anchored off of Snapper Island. We rowed to the island for a closer look…. well some of us rowed, and someone took selfies!

Dinner was fresh tuna steaks on a bed of garlic mash with lime, dill and caper butter. Yum!

Ulladulla

I can’t tell you about the sail to Ulladulla, as I slept the whole way! Once we had arrived, however, we moored at the wharf and had dinner at a Thai restaurant nearby. We met Frank. He was dining alone, and Dwayne asked to join us. Within minutes he was offering us the use of his washing machine and inviting us for a drive along the coast the next day.

The next morning Frank picked us up at 10:00, and the first stop was Mollymook Beach Hut for a delicious coffee complete with a lovely view. We put the washing on at Franks and enjoyed a gin and tonic at his bar! Frank is a retired fireman, and his bar and his house are full of fire service memorabilia.

A drive to Batemans Bay allowed us to visit the town we had, a few days before, only been able to see from the boat. Fish and chips for lunch at a waterside café (delicious) before driving down the coast to look at the beautiful beaches.

We then had a drink at the Tomakin Sports and Social Club before driving home and dinner on the boat with Frank. It was a lovely day, and we were very appreciative of Franks’s generosity in showing us around.

Katrina (crew) left us at Ulladulla, but she treated us to lunch at Banister’sBanister’s restaurant before she did. She spoiled us rotten! The food was delicious, and the view was fantastic.

We walked back to the boat via Mollymook beach, the Golf Club and the Milton-Ulladulla Bowling Club, where we partook in more refreshments.

Next stop is Jervis Bay, read more here…