Discovering....South West Rocks

We've been exploring the mid north coast (of NSW) a bit.

Last week we wandered up to South West Rocks - or "The Rocks" as the locals call it. (Which is very confusing if you are from Sydney, as The Rocks is a district there!)

First stop....coffee and cake!

And what a find!
The delightful Boatshed right on the river.

In what was once an old boatshed I guess.

They only opened just before christmas and have the menu for lunch and dinner looks great.

You can hire boats and partake of other watery activities as well.

Very nice, thankyou.

Ooomph and Picollo Pear

Here is a little gem on the Central Coast of NSW - at East Gosford.

It's tucked away behind the shops just off the main road that takes you from Gosford towards the coast....so you have to know it's there!

But once you get there you will find a cafe, food store and gift shop all snuggly fitting into an ex-garage or workshop space.
It has a wonderful post-industrial style - I like!

There are shelves of gourmet groceries.

Great coffee and yummy morning tea treats.*

Snugged into a front corner is Piccolo Pear - "a merchant of fresh flowers and fine wares".

Started a couple of years ago by friends Nina and Judy it's treasure trove of flowers, homewares, and gorgeous gifts. 

This is my favorite thing - mirror inside a shuttered window.

* All the food looked really yummy at Oomph. We went back later for a late lunch - a very late lunch. In fact lunch had finished but we had the most delicious calzone, which I was far too hungry to take a photo of!