Day 84: Horse riding!

A new experience for the Grants! We hit the trail on horse back at Sahara Trail Rides and had a marvelous time. Callum, Andrew and I decided that this was the very thing to do, and we were lucky because it was the last trail ride of the season. NSW schools go back on Tuesday, so holiday makers head home tomorrow and everything gets a lot quieter. (Yay) This horse riding experience caters for beginners (like us) and so we had very gentle and well-behaved horses to ride on. The trail ride took an hour and meandered by the river and through the bushland. By the end of it I felt like my knees were popping out and the bum department was getting a little sensitive. I did manage to dismount without disgracing myself - I thought my knees might give out and I would hit the ground on my bum - so that was a good ending.

After that we went to check out the 4WD sand dune tours and decided to book into one for tomorrow. Lunch was overlooking the beach, then we were off to Nelson Bay and Shoal Bay. We had a swim at Shoal Bay, which was lovely because there were no waves, it was pleasantly cool and we didn't come across any nasty sea life.

Dinner was fresh battered flathead and chips in Nelson Bay, courtesy of Denise Granny, who wanted to treat us. Absolutely delicious.

Shoal Beach

Nelson Bay