Shellharbour 1 — progress (?)

This post is also my theme month entry for January. As you may see on My Second Decade I have a 60+ years association with Shellharbour, 120+ years in terms of the family.… Read More →

Saddleback: northern lookout

Kiama Local History tells us there was a radar station on top of the Saddleback during World War II. Today as you cross from the southern to the northern lookouts the most obvious… Read More →

Volcanic eruption in Australia ’3000 years overdue’!

Thought that might worry you into viewing this post. I’ve mentioned the volcanic rock formations in earlier posts this past week. According to this: Approximately 260 million years ago, in the Permian age… Read More →

Kiama: public buildings

Kiama is a very pretty town, an impression enhanced by its great stock of lovingly preserved 19th century public buildings. You may also like Ghosts and other tales of Kiama and district.

Volcanic rock formations north of Kiama

Slightly out of sequence, these two. Next post will show a couple of public buildings in Kiama.

Kiama, Tuesday lunch

Sirdan and I had a good meal of flathead fillets, chips and salad here.

Kiama: the blow hole

It was rather quiet at the Blow Hole on Tuesday. The Kiama Blowhole is a blowhole in the town of Kiama, New South Wales, Australia. It is the town’s major tourist attraction. Under… Read More →

Bombo

This is the northernmost Kiama beach and is at times quite dangerous: “Beach goers should only swim when the beach is patrolled.” The southern end is particularly notorious: a man died there on… Read More →