August 2001. What happened next...

...Our friends fell in love with Rosedale.

For years I had been receiving real estate agent blurbs about houses for sale, but it always seemed an Impossible Dream. A bad photocopied page arrived one day, and I sent it off to our friends with a large question mark...next thing I knew we were off to have a look at the little fibro cottage for sale at a rock bottom price. It was badly presente inside, but look past the surface, and a 3 bedroom house 400 metres level walk from THAT beach revealed itself. And it's much more affordable to buy a half share in a house than the entire thing yourself.

The lagoon was open to the sea (relatively rare event):

Easter 2001

For the first time ever, we stayed at North Rosedale, as guests of some friends who had rented a house there. This was a very propitious trip, because it became the catalyst for what happened next...(see next blog entry)

January 2000

Boules at Rosedale Beach:

The lagoon - great water flow this year:
At Boatshed beach:
Beach cricket, South Rosedale:

Nola on the deck at 31 Cooks Cres:

A hole is dug, Congo:

January 1999

A new address, 31 Cooks Crescent, right on the cliff overlooking Nun's (or Stinky's -depending who you are / what era you came to Rosedale) Beach. We spent most of our time on Nun's as the prevailing winds and conditions favoured it this year.

On the deck looking over Nun's:

View of Nun's Beach from the house:

View of Nun's Beach from the house:
Rock collecting between Nun's beach and Rosedale:
Evening beach cricket on Nun's:

Catching some zzzzzz's:
Abearssynia:
Looking towards the house from Tranquil Bay:
Looking towards Guerilla Bay from the house:

We were joined by Jenny and Clive, Caitlyn and Jaime. The kids played in Saltwater Creek (the lagoon) at Rosedale Beach:

and on Nun's Beach:

Throwing rocks at Tranquil Bay:

Tranquil Bay: