John Cornhill

Hello all well here I am in Merimbula with Mike and Maureen and what a wonderful place they have chosen to retire its got miles of golden and white sands on loads of beaches all sizes from sweeping bays to small coves with forest or bush as backdrops, incredibly blue and green sea very clear no pollution, also lakes, rivers and lots of restaurants. The land mostly rises from the sea and lakes hence most homes have amazing views including M&Ms which looks over lake with forest behind. Walked along lakeside boardwalk with Mike into town passing loads people all say Hi/Hello/Gday (yes they do say Gday) and nobady tries to knock you off the boardwalk into the mud/mangrove very nice people here too. Mike has driven me all over, yesterday Tura beach, Merimbula and Panbula beaches, today Wednesday with Maureen to Eden, a former whaling port, now mainly fishing and tourism and whale spotting, walked out to Haycock Point and 'The Pinicles' where views beautiful and fantastic all on such a large scale there is nothing comparable in the UK, had lunch in a recently renovated old pub in Boydtown (was Richard ever here?) Stopped by Wowacki River took some more photos. M&M understandably very happy here play lots of golf Maureen drove me round their 27 hole course on buggy didnt fall out once not nervous at all kangaroos everywhere beautiful maybe Ill take up golf excellent clubhouse great community spirit. Travelling to Torquay Friday 3rd Sorry Im missing the carnivals in Somerset, Gday, John John Cornhill