Wed, 23rd to Sat, 26th Nov - Trial Bay (Sth West Rocks)

On Wednesday afternoon, we checked into the Trial Bay Big 4 Caravan Park at South West Rocks on the coast.  It claims to be the best caravan park in NSW ... not sure why.  It is nestled in a nice bush setting but it is quite a long walk away from the beach and the township of South West Rocks. The facilities were quite old, and there was roo poo everywhere!  We were given a choice of several sites, most of which were too small for us.  The pick of the bunch put us right in the middle of a large group of caravanners who were there for their annual get-together and Christmas party.   We were also opposite to the amenities which meant we had people walking through night and day. Once settled in, we went for a bit of a drive around to get our bearings.  The rain that had been predicted started at dinner time and it rained all night long.

It rained all day on Thursday and was quite cool, so we had a quiet time reading and catching up with the blog.  In the evening we caught a taxi to the local Golf Club and had dinner.  The rain continued all through the night. When we went to make our breakfast coffee on Friday morning we discovered we had no power.  Rick checked, and our power lead had been pulled out of the power box.  We're not sure if it was one of the caravanners taking a short-cut to the loo or a visiting roo who tripped on the lead and pulled it out.  We chose to think the disconnection was accidental.   Friday was another wet day, making it hard to do much.  We drove up to the gaol and the lighthouse but it was too wet to get out and walk around and have a close look. 

By Saturday the rain was getting to be a bit annoying ... it rained all night and most of the day again.  We barely left the van, only venturing out to do some grocery shopping at the local Bi-Lo.  Then there was finally a bit of a break in the weather late in the afternoon.  We decided that if it was dry on Sunday morning we would head further south.  The other caravanners had their Christmas Party in the function room adjacent to the reception area in the evening.  This area was located up the bank behind us and quite close, so we had laughter and music for most of the night.

Our South West Rocks campsite after the rain

The Trial Bay Lighthouse (from a dry distance)