Driving south day.

Our return to the Princes Highway was relatively short before we decided to have a coffee stop at Central Tilba and its near neighbour Tilba Tilba. What a surprise to find an oasis of Americana and old world charm.

The two villages are only 2k apart and were named by two brothers who were separated gifted the land and fell out over what to call each, hence the similarity. Both originate as a result of gold prospecting, and more latterly dairy farming.

We decided to take a detour to Bermagui and drive through Biamanga National Park. What an amazing drive going across small inland lakes and seeing all the birds feasting in the waters either side of us.

Arriving in Bermagui we took a walk around the marina where fishing trips were coming and going.

As the sun returned, we made a short stop at Tura beach, where again we were the only ones taking in the view and happy to brave the winds coming in from the Tasman.

On arrival to Eden we did a brief tour of the small town, which established itself as a whaling centre in the late 1800’s and where they have established the aptly named Eden Killer Whale Museum.

After a trip along the Main Street which appeared to close around 1pm on Saturday, we headed to the Australasia Hotel where live music and great food was our Saturday night treat.

Eden is our last stop in NSW, with the Victoria state border only a few miles away.