Good evening skippy

On Saturday we left Jo's unit for the most gorgeous place you could ever stay - Paperbark Camp.  we got an early train to try and get up here as soon as pos and after 3hrs arrived in Bomaderry.

The king of the camp collected us from the station, although his son now runs the camp, and drove us to the camp via a little guided tour of Jervis bay.  He also told us about the history of the camp and the places that inspired him to make it.

On arrival we were shown to "Kookaburra" our deluxe tent.  It had a king size bad, decking with lounge chairs and an outdoor bathroom out the back with a claw foot bath and open shower - wow.

Despite how soft and airy and cosy and tempting the tent was we dumped our bags and headed straight out to explore.  We borrowed bikes and cycled back to the bay and along the yellow brick coastal bike path from one lovely beach to the next until we could take it no longer and pulled up for a swim.  We spent a lovely few hours sun bathing and swimming, our first real beachy holiday moment.

Then back into the little town for a snack before cycling back to the camp to get into that huge bath and stare at the view from it.  My daydreaming was disrupted however by an insistent call from Rob so I scuttled out to come face to face with a family of roos!!!!!!! They were right next to our tent... We were ~just seconds away from wild kangeroos!

There were about six of them, all different shapes and sizes and then just when we thought it was over a huge big grey back appeared that would have been about 7 feet tall at full height.  It was spectacular.  

After that excitement we finished getting ready, had a pre dinner drink at our tent and then headed over to the Gunyah restaurant which is the most revered in the area alongside the new one that Rick Stein has recently opened!

I think the meal was the best I have ever had and the setting is amazing as the restaurant is raised high amongst the trees.  We had Oysters to start, freshly caught and shucked.  Then we had loin of Kangeroo for our main (poor old skippy) and shared cheese for dessert.  Yum yum yum yum yum.

What a brilliant day.