Pie, Roos and Cheese!

Breath-taking doesn’t even begin to describe the combination of old-growth gum trees, standing guard on lush green pastures. The cows, so perfectly gathered in the meadow, that they seemed painted into the landscape.
The drive from Ulladulla to Tathra was full of delightful distractions.
Not 100 feet from our overnight was a pie shop! Thai curried chicken was a surprising treat; roasted mushroom and spinach... not my favourite.
Stopped at Long Beach which is near Pebbly Beach, the infamous “kangaroos on the beach place”, where a crew (?) of 40+ roos greeted us. I’m pretty sure they were encouraged out of the wood by the wet, cool morning. Diana played kangaroo stalker with her camera. On to Norma Holt Gallery, where D found a watercolour worthy of packing home.
Did you know that a mall is a mall, is a mall? Except for the absence of outside walls, the shopping centre at Bateman’s Bay could have been any small shopping centre in any town. We explored the vast array which is Cole’s, picking up wine, beer and snacks.

When we crested the hill into Central Tilba, and both sighed... I knew we would need to stop. Chef at a cafe agreed to make us a late lunch; BLT and a fritatta with salad. Juillienne granny smith apple was a refreshing garnish on a salad of greens, cucumber and diced tomato. The roasted vegetable frittata was a bit large-chunked for my taste. I much prefer the veg in my frittata to be small dice. But it was tasty, especially with the accompanying tomato relish/sweet chili sauce.  The BLT was a bit of a disappointment, as D realized that bacon here is never the crisp rashers, but more ham-like, and soft. We picked up carrot pickles, wild honeysuckle jam, and a tomato chili sauce, to go with the Tilba Cheeses. I did the first of my clothing shopping, picking up a shirt, socks, and a scarf.
We arrived in Tathra in time to catch the cotton candy clouds reflecting the setting sun.
Dinner was an array of Tilba vintage and sundried tomato cheeses, and the pickles/preserves we had picked up.