Yes, yes, I know that to those in the Northern Hemisphere our winter does not seem all that cold. In truth we have been having absolutely glorious weather down here on the NSW south coast (until this morning). It has been sunny every day with very little wind, temperatures up to about 16 or 17°C during the day. Way nicer than a typical dreary, wet Melbourne winter.
But it is still coat weather in the mornings and in the evenings. In fact as an ex-Queenslander I think it is pretty cold whenever it’s below about 20°C.
Thanks to my current internet woes I will have to keep my Uncle Harry-esque tourist guide to the minimum. (Sorry Uncle Harry).
So on day two of our holiday we headed south to the relatively sleepy port of Eden. Eden is a most beautiful patch of the coast. It is about six to seven hours drive from either Melbourne or Sydney and because the south coast is seen as ‘cold’ it has really avoided the tourist boom that has (in my opinion) ruined the north coast of NSW and south coast of Queensland.
Eden sits on the large Twofold Bay. This beach lies in the outer part of the bay (I guess that would be the outer ‘fold’).
Far across on the south side of the bay stands Ben Boyd’s folly.
I posted about the tower last year. It was built in the early settlement period as part of the whaling industry.
This piccie is from my post last year.
The town of Eden largely stands on a rugged promontory that extends far out into the bay.
The original port of Eden sits in ‘Snug Cove’. The cove is sheltered from the worst weather by the headland.A small fishing fleet calls the port home.
A large tug serves as a reminder that the bay holds a modern port away on the south side. 
Down on the south side of the bay is a large woodchip processing plant, and the tug is used to manoeuvre bulk carriers into their berths.I would post more about what we’ve been doing for the past couple of days, but I’ve had enough of the cold so good night!
