Road trip to Sydney - day two

Route: Eden to Batemans Bend by way of “Tourist Route” 11, 9, 8,  6, 7,  [missed 4], 5
Distance: 208 km (129 mi)

After a hearty breakfast in Eden, we set off for the day attempting to meander our way along the Sapphire Coast and see the ocean as often as possible.

The day’s highlights include stopping at a random inlet to kick some sand around; the Blue Pool, which was a salt water pool built into the rocks at one of the random towns; taking tourist route 6, to find Pam’s for some grub - where no matter what you ordered on your sandwich, you got meat, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, and onions; getting lost along tourist route 6; and passing tourist route 4 while trying to find tourist route 6, only to learn later that it would’ve connected us where we needed to go eventually.

Despite feeling like I was specifically told to visit Batemans Bend by two different coworkers, I am failing to see why.  Perhaps I’m biased by the fact that we went on the hunt last night first for Chinese, and then fast food, only to fail miserably.  Really, we were just looking for some takeout, but first the KFC failed when they sold neither baked beans nor those doughy pieces of heaven called biscuits.  Instead, I was informed that when I asked for two biscuits at the drive through, that “biscuits” are, in fact, breast pieces of chicken.  So we did actually get two biscuits according to KFC, but no doughy goodness.  What KFC doesn’t sell those buttery pieces of heaven?  I mean come on!  And so then we decided that after looking at the smallest five pieces of chicken ever, we might try our luck down the street at McDonald’s [or “Macca’s” as the sign says, even though I’ve never actually heard anyone say that], we ended up sitting in the parking lot waiting for our chicken salads for at least 15 minutes.  I mean, I expect McD’s food to be crap, but I at least like it to be expeditious crappy food.

In other news, Lorraine can add a whale to her animals spotted.  While Ruthie and I were down exploring the Blue Pool, Lorraine was up at the lookout with some randoms, and they pointed out a whale to her.  We also spotted a flock of kangaroos on a hillside, so I’ve told her she’s no longer allowed to plead for the animals to come visit when we pass signs. 

I saved this update for the last minute on Wednesday morning, and at the risk of making Ruthie mad at me for slacking while she gets the car ready, I will wrap this up.

-EP