Narooma

We learned from our son, Dan, that there was a Branch President in Narooma, a small town in NSW by the name of Craig Oldroyd. We decided to investigate. Jay called the Sydney South Mission Office and learned that the branch met in Bateman's Bay, about an hour from Narooma but they did not know the meeting times. Our plan was to show up at their meetings unannounced. However, that would not work so he called Craig's home and talked with his wife, Juliet. She was excited to know about us, although they knew that a Dr. Oldroyd was serving as the Medical Advisor in Sydney. Craig was not at home. They have a business in Darwin and he commutes there during the week. Jay told her that we were planning to come to Narooma the weekend of the 11th of April. She invited us to stay with them but we already had motel reservations. She then invited us to "tea" on Saturday night.
We drove from Sydney on Saturday, a 5 hour drive, arriving late in the afternoon. We settled into our Beachfront Apartment, a home that has been converted into 4 apartments of various sizes that overlooks the Southern Pacific Ocean. We had the smallest studio apartment that had a bedroom, bath, small kitchen area and a living room. It opened onto a patio with a grassy area where there was a bird feeder and steps that led down to the road, and a short walk to the ocean.
We changed out of our traveling clothes, then went to meet the Oldroyd relatives. We ate dinner with them and learned that the branch was meeting in Bateman's Bay at 9:30 in the morning. We looked at their geneology and concluded that we must be related somewhere further back than either of us have records because both families come from Yorkshire, England.
We attended the branch meeting the next day and the pot luck lunch following. We decided to spend an extra night in the area and return home on Monday because of the long drive.

View from Kianga a suburb of Narooma where we stayed.

View from our beachfront apartment.

Our apartment in Narooma.

View of the ocean from our apartment.

Our apartment in Narooma. Beachfront Apartments.

Galahs outside our apartment.

Galah at the bird feeder.

Red parrots feeding.

A VISIT WITH THE CRAIG OLDROYDS.

View from deck at the Oldroyd's home.

Juliet and Craig Oldroyd

The four Oldroyds

WILD SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF NSW.

BOARDWALK NAROOMA

Boardwalk

Boardwalk

AUSTRALIA ROCK NAROOMA

View of Australia Rock and bay from parking lot.

Shape of Australia is fashioned in opening in Australia Rock on the coast in Narooma.

Australia Rock.

Australia Rock and the Southern Pacific ocean.

Elizabeth at opening of Australia Rock.

Jay near Australia Rock.

Stormy skies and rainbow over Narooma.

Wild seas behind Jay at Australia Rock.

Lighthouse Visitors Center - Narooma

Light inside Lighthouse Visitors Center - Narooma.