Last weekend J and I decided to take some time for ourselves and have the weekend away exploring a lovely little town which we saw on "Getaway". The town was called Bermagui and is located at the start of the Sapphire Coast. We set out on the three hour drive and enjoyed lunch at Ulladulla along the way.

The entry into that section of the south coast is absolutely beautiful with the coastline as blue as it's name "sapphire". There are many penninsulas and small townships along thr way however, we loved Bermagui, it was everything that was talked about on Getaway.

The smalltown was built around a harbour back in the mid 1800s. It is obvious that fishing is a very important way of life for many of the permanent residents there as it is mid winter here and there were many people out still casting their fishing lines late into the evening. J and I had read that the continental shelf is only a mere 20 kms away hence, the deep sea fisherman fish for marlin there. I stopped to shoot some photos of a very beautiful sunset and was captivated by the beauty of the harbour with small fishing boats dotted around.

J and I visited the Bermagui Country Club for dinner and sampled some of the local catch which was delicious and then headed back to get settled for the evening.

Early on Sunday morning I awoke to some noisy honey eatters overhead. I think they were fighting about some leftover cones on a Banksia Tree. J made a quick coffee for us and we headed off to find the famous Bermagui Blue Pools at the bottom of the cliffs.

This is a most beautiful sea pool which was built back in 1936 by a local philanthropist Bill Dickenson. The pool follows the natural form of the rock and blends in to the cliff area beautifully.

As I stood taking some photos J and I marvelled at the ocean which was only a few meters away. The surf's swell crashed into the side of the pool and at times was twice as tall as us. In all it was a very exilerating experience.

From the blue pool one can see further along the coastline to some magical beach views filled with enormous waves roaring in on the white sands. We stood enthralled at the scene and all I could think of was a song I had heard recently called "If This Is It".... no one move, no one speak, please don't say it's only me....it's just not me. And even though I won't forget I just don't want this to end just yet, not just yet......and one look on J's face said that he wanted to stay a lot longer too.