I know that I have not blogged in a while and have about six month’s worth of entries to put in. It’s been hard to be motivated, then technology has let me down a few times and the moments I could have used are gone. Anyway, I do want to try and catch up as I can.
Back in May, my mum invited us to join her and Bill in Nowra. Having never explored this area before, it sounded like a great idea.
One of the first places we went was a small, historical craft village called Jindi Andi. There were some things left over from convict days and it was a nice afternoon spent in the sun, poking around the old fashioned "lolly shop", craft store and souvenir shop. Here’s some photos:
This grain mill was built with convict labour in the 1830s.
Interesting tree in the gardens…
and other "interesting amenities…
On the next day, I took the boys to the "Fleet Air Arm" museum. Though it sounds strange, I think the boys quickly caught on to the idea that the Air Force doesn’t have all the planes – the Navy needs to have its own complementary force.
It did take us a while to get into the building because a helicopter was just getting readying for take-off and we HAD to stop and watch that.
The favourite exhibit was the helicopter simulator – the boys had to try and make it land on a carrier out at sea. No prizes for guessing what happened if they didn’t quite make their landing 
The museum had a great collection of planes and the boys learned about the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, World War 2 bombing raids launched from the sea, and how a plane can be collapsed to fit in storage on a ship.
We were there for most of the day and had a great time.
On the final day, we had to pack up and leave – but not without seeing the beach! Those of you who know Nowra, it’s just inland from the coast. So we, traveled out to Shoalhaven Heads, had a run around on the beach, morning tea and then headed home.
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