Jervis Bay - last shot at summer

The school term has been incredibly long and fairly intense for Georgia and Ethan, so we felt no guilt about skiving off school for a week to go to the beach. Also, the grandparents are here and we wanted to show them more of Oz than Sydney has to offer. First, we headed inland to Canberra for a 1 night whistle stop tour of our favorite places in the capital. Stayed in a great hotel (with spa, we are getting to like these v.much). We then drove east over the Great Dividing Range to the coast and up a bit to Jervis Bay. We had booked a beachside cabin (with spa) in Booderee National Park. We were miles from anywhere, or specifically 13km down a dirt track deep in the heart of the bush forest. We arrived in the evening so it wasn't until the next morning that we discovered the deserted, beautiful beach. The sand was so clean and white that it squeaked when you walked on it, completely undeveloped, remaining pretty much as it has looked for centuries. To reach the beach we followed the river next to the cabins, calm and wide enough for us to all learn to kayak on. We spent 4 days here, basically just enjoying the experience, walking, kayaking, snorkling, playing on the beach and watching the kangeroos that gathered outside our cabin every morning and evening. We found out we were part of a long history of people who have been coming to this place on holiday since the 1890s. Next time any of you come out this way, check this place out: Bay of Plenty Lodges