Central Coast NSW

Ahh the beach - oh how we missed you!!

The first glimpse of the water and sand and I had to at least get my feet wet before we travelled on to Rob & Lucy's.  What a great week we had, enjoying spending time with not only Rob & Lucy but Alby and Frankie.  They are both such cuties and we loved every minute.. 

Ettalong Beach

Looking across the water to Wagstaff

Frankie & Alby - so cute xx

Lucy played tour guide and took us around the Avoca Beach/Bensville area showing us the local sights.
It is such a pretty area and each day gave us further insight into why so many people want to live on the Central Coast. 

We also enjoyed a couple of nights with old friends - Paul & Denise Robinson at Kariong. 

One of the things we have found since we started this adventure is that it is nice to have time to spend with family and friends and where we want, without having to meet any deadline, other than those we impose on ourselves.   It's a great feeling






Next step - our first "house sit" experience.  After Jen & Garry recommending aussiehousesitters.com.au  we decided to give it a try.   First step was to register and create our profile.  Next was decide on what area / time we wanted and then just wait and see what becomes available.  Low and behold - Swansea on the Central Coast for 3 1/2 weeks.  SCORED.
Kathryn, who so kindly agreed to accept us without any prior experience, wanted to spend some time with her family and needed someone to look after her garden.  After meeting with Kathryn and finding our what she needed done - off she headed onto holiday and in we moved.  Oh what a lovely home and the location is just beautiful.  Our front verandah for the next 3 1/2 weeks overlooks Lake Macquarie 😃

Bit more living space than our van!

Love our bedroom

When Kathryn purchased the house it was an old, small, fishing cottage.  She has done an amazing rebuild and now has a beautiful comfortable home. 

Another living area in case we get sick of each other.

And our view!!

She has created a stunning garden, both front & rear.  Rob was so looking forward to having a beer and watering the garden each afternoon but sadly it has rained every night so far since we got here.  Oh well still plenty of time yet..










This is our favourite spot.  Cup of tea in the morning or a beer in the afternoon - there is always something different to look at and most days we can see a flock of Black Swans on the Lake.

Our bikes have come in handy and we've been exploring both Swansea and Caves Beach for the past week.  Such a pretty area and we are loving getting out and exploring.
I'll share some of our favourite spots next week - till then xxx