Sunday the 10th was a “rostered” day off for most of the leaders of Troop 0404. The plan today was to pick up Jenny, take her to lunch then show the sights of Wollongong.
I picked up Jenny around 10:30 – it gave her a chance to do some washing. I had left Bradley in bed so that he could catch up on his sleep (there was no “Do Not Disturb” sign so I thought housekeeping may wake him up).
After picking up Jenny, we headed down to Cataract Dam as it was only a couple of kms down the road from Cataract Park and of course there was a cache. The dam was reasonably full and they had one of the pipes open to release some water into the Sydney Water system.
From there we headed back to Wollongong via the Bulli Lookout then back to the room just as housekeeping was about to do our room. Bradley was still asleep. Jenny woke him up then had a “real” shower.
Lunch was at the Mt Keira Cafe with a friend – retired NSW Station Officer Paul Baker and his son Jack. Paul had organised Table 21 (the one with the best view) as he had done some plumbing work for the owner.
The meal, view and company were great. We were not to know but Jenny was going to go back the next night for the Contingent Dinner.
Paul suggested a couple of spots worth checking out – Sea Cliff Bridge and Bald Hill.
The Sea Cliff Bridge is a bridge that was built out away from the cliffs due to road and cliff slippages. It is used a lot for car commercials. And there is a cache under it as well. I walked the bridge while Jenny and Bradley drove it.
From here we went up to Bald Hill where the local hang gliders and para gliders take off. There was a good crowd to watch and a lot of craft taking off as well. It is one spot that you wouldn’t want to fall off.
We took Jenny back to the Jamboree around 5:30pm and we headed back to the hotel. Not a bad day off.
Caches for the day include:
GCF28E – Number Game in Wollongong
