The weather at the moment here is more winter rather than spring…very grey and drizzly. Breakfast was at the hotel this morning (a very average continental free offer) which we were easily able to make the time for as there is definitely no sleeping in here – for 5 star prices there is no 5 star sound proofing. After breakfast we saw a baby kookaburra and his buddy just chilling near our balcony.
After trying to make friends with the kookaburra and failing, we went up to the lookout just to reinforce the greyness haha 
We had a bit of a rest and then headed to Cupitt’s Winery (5 min drive from the hotel) to eat cheese and drink wine. It’s a beautiful location and there were baby cows EVERYWHERE. I want one. 
After lunch we spent the afternoon getting drunk in the spa bath because that’s what adults do on romantic getaways right?
Dinner tonight was at Rick Steins restaurant which comes highly reviewed. We had scollops as an entree (yum) and my main was battered local fish while Bs was ginger snapper. Both were pretty good. Dessert was creme brûlée and we had the Rick Stein seafood wine to go with it all. For a highly rated restaurant I was a little disappointed with the noise levels and lack of consistent waitstaff but the food was top notch.
On day 3 the weather was once again terrible but we still slogged through it and went to the Shoalhaven Timber Festival in Milton NSW. We saw some baby goats, cattle rustling, wood chopping and I bought a toilet roll holder made by the local men’s shed.
After some show snacks (donuts and hot chocolate) we returned to an afternoon of spa relaxation and bubbly. 
The next day we drove home (2.5hrs) and then picked up a very sleepy Bear and Jet who had been having a great time at a pet hotel.
Overall thoughts: lovely town, pretty beach but not very practical, nice hotel….but not worth the 5 star rating or $$$$$ pricing. I think next time we will stick with our air bnb closer to Batemans Bay.
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