Saturday morning was foggy. Usually a sign of a nice day to come, so we were
hoping that would hold true today. Tree House on the left, and the main house
partly hidden by fog.
Much of the party food was ordered from and prepared by a caterer in Kangaroo Valley township. So first order of the day on Saturday was to go in and collect it.
Saturday morning was foggy. Usually a sign of a nice day to come, so we were
hoping that would hold true today. Tree House on the left, and the main house
partly hidden by fog.
This concrete object - is it a seat? - sits on the lip of the lawn in front of
the house - from here it's down hill to the entrance gate. While there are
car tracks down to the gate, it's also possible to walk through the trees on
the right hand side.
The view of Ellywan when approaching. The bridge crosses the creek which
runs behind the hen house. See the sign on the post?
The "Ellywan" name is there on the piece of wood in the upper right. Nicely obscured
by the tree in front of it in the above photo.
The creek as it comes out from under the bridge. The ferns are growing very nicely.
I doubt they see all that much sun here.
Still plenty of fog around, as the roof of the house is barely visible in the
distance. But, it did turn out to be a delightful day.
With all the moisture in the air, it's not surprising to see the water condensing
onto this spider's web near the outdoor area of the long house.
'Twas time for some photographic work on the old town. Walking along past the
pub, and this old motorcycle appears. [There are many new motorcycles too, as it
is a popular ride destination.] This one appears to be one of
The Famous James
models, which I confess is unknown to me. Perhaps not as famous as hoped.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Kangaroo Valley, part of Nowra parish.
The newly refurbished interior of the church. Tomorrow will be the first use
of the building since the work was finished.
The Kangaroo Valley Public School, dating from 1884. This was once a prosperous
timber and dairying area, but times and technology change, and most of that has
now gone, or significantly reduced. But much of the grandeur remains.
See what I mean about being a popular motorcycle destination. This is looking
roughly east or south along the main street of Kangaroo Valley.
The "Pioneer Motel", which I presume is an original building - mostly because it
would seem to be prohibitively expensive to build! Whichever applies, it is a nice
looking building fitting right into the style of the town.
Now it was time to collect the prepared meal to take back to Ellywan. Alas, Kelly misplaced her iPhone, and even walked back to the food shop to see if it was there. No sign of it. So we took the food back to Ellywan (some of it was hot), then Kelly returned. Fortunately, it was in the food shop; somebody had found it and put it in a safe place, and apparently the word had not spread. So, much relief when Kelly returned with the phone.
Friday Night at Ellywan
The Celebration
Kangaroo Valley