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Bundle Hill Cottages ... doing nothing in an inspirational setting

By JOHN ROZENTALS

There are two types of weekends away. One is specifically oriented towards events and activities — perhaps a long weekend in Melbourne to watch the football and take in a show; perhaps a couple of days in Canberra to visit the national capital’s plethora of museums and galleries.

The other is about doing not much at all, but doing it in an inspirational setting that relaxes the body and reinvigorates the mind.

Bundle Hill Cottages, a few minutes up the range from Bawley Point, about midway between Ulladulla and Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast, definitely falls into the latter category.

Their creation has been the retirement option for Darry and May Powell, who discovered Bawley Point while living and working in Canberra, then bought the substantial, but completely untouched Bundle Hill property after a decade-long stint in Tasmania.

The four pole-house holiday cabins they have constructed are all hidden among 200 acres of natural bushland featuring deep gullies of rainforest and offering wonderful views down to Bawley Point and the Pacific during the day, and, weather permitting, spectacular star-filled skies filtering through tall eucalypts at night.

The only noises that you’ll hear are the colourful parrots and rosellas that live nearby, the occasional tinkle on the roof of falling gumnuts, and, in the still of evening, the echoes of the surf about 10 or 12 kilometres down the hill.

The cabins are comfortably equipped in terms of lounge and bedroom furniture, and the kitchens provide most necessary utensils and basic ingredients such pepper, salt, olive oil, flour, etc. There are wood fires in the lounge rooms and gas-fired barbecues on the verandahs.

Rates range from $155 to $200 per night, with a minimum stay of two nights. For further details, phone (02) 4457 1527, email bhill@scoastnet.com.au or visit www.bundlehill.com.au.