Myola

 21 - 23 February 2025

We left Gillards beach and stopped at Bermagui to have a cuppa and to try to boon a caravan park in Huskisson for a couple of nights. We eally wanted to stay in Booderee National Park, but at $100 per night plus the park entry fee of $20 we decided we wouldn't ever be camping there again. Our next choice was Huskisson, but there wasn't anything available. We broadened our range to include Myola and Currarong but still hadn't found anything when we set off again. 

We had left a couple of messages at caravan parks as sometimes the online booking system shows no availability when there actually is room so we were hopeful. As we continued up the highway we talked about our options and realised we might need to move inland - anything on the coast within coo-ee of Sydney on a weekend was starting to feel like an impossibility.

We stopped for lunch at a rest area and had just opened up the map to try to plot a route when we received a phone call from the caravan park at Myola. Great timing! Yes, they had an unpowered site, but there was two night minimum. No problem, we actually wanted two nights.

We continued on to Myola where we settled into the caravan park. It wasn't the greatest place with many old onsite vans with outdoor rooms attached. Quite a few looked to be very run down, and they were really close together giving a less than attractive impression. 

Mick was keen to go birding to a spot near Currarong so we headed out very early the next morning to Abraham's Bosom Reserve. There are a heap of walking tracks but not much signage to indicate how long any of them are. We walked along the main track and found the bird Mick was looking for. We then walked on to Wreck Beach then back to Abraham's Bosom Beach. It's a lovely reserve worth exploring, with some beautiful beaches.

Abraham's Bosom Beach - just beautiful

The reason all the caravan parks were full was that a Triathlon Festival was being held in Huskisson over the weekend so the place was packed. We had been told about the small private ferry service operating across Currabene Creek from Myola to Huskission. We decided to go over for lunch.

It was a nice walk down to the jetty, and even though the ferry usually operates on an hourly timetable, for the duration of the festival it was basically shuttling backwards and forwards all day. We went for a walk in town which was a bit of a challenge with roads closed and events being conducted in a number of locations. The town was busy, but we found a spot for a very nice pie at the local bakery. We wandered into a number of shops, then back to the ferry for the ride home.

A short ferry ride across the creek to town

Our next stop would be north of Sydney so we decided to drive through from Myola as the traffic on a Sunday would be much easier than on a weekday. Of course we had to plot a course that would take in a birding opportunity! We left Myola and drove up through Kangaroo Valley towards Nepean Dam.