• Pottsville Beach
• Murwillumbah (Mt Warning)

 Had a great week with Tarnay and Thomas at Pottsville Beach . The House was really comfortable and it was good to lay about on a couch of an evening.  We did the tourist stuff,  fished and swam in the surf.  Tarnay and Tom even swam in the pool whilst it was raining just to make the most of their holiday.  We did a day trip to Nimbin (definitely a different town) and Byron Bay (way to touristy for us). 

Great Time with Tarnay and Tom at Pottsville

 

Master Fisherman and support crew

The weather  really turned bad the last two days of the kids stay which was a shame, (87mm rain in one day) still it was great having them with us.

We were lucky to get some fishing in before the rain and got a nice little feed of Bream and Mullet, cooked by our master chef Thomas.

Back to the mobile shoe box and back into camping mode.  Murwillumbah  our next stop. 

  

The track up to the top of Mt Warning was extremely challenging.
 

After taking Tarnay and Thomas to Nimbin and seeing Mt Warning on the way we decided that we should climb this mountain/volcano. In winter it is the first spot in Australia to see the sun rise).  So we set off early Sunday morning and hit the trail.  It took us about two hours of up up up with the last 400 metres of pulling yourself up by chain only to arrive to cloud and no view.  After waiting it out for a bit and watching the very large patch or storm/rain radar on the iphone getting closer and closer we were lucking enough to get a small break in the cloud and boy what a view.  Worth every bit of the sweat (clothes were totally saturated) and jelly legs to get there.

waiting.........

The cloud lifted 360 degree Fantastic Views ,Wow!

                                              

whoops!

   Callistemon growing on top of Mt Warning 

                                                      
The way down was a bit hairy – backwards down the chain was definitely the go after a slip onto the backside for Cam.  Two hours back down – I don’t know what was worse up or down, the track was extremely muddy wet and slippery but definitely worth it.

Spectacular!

                                        

• Border Range National Park
• Mullumbimby

The weather has turn wet again so our stay at sheep station creek in the Border Rangers was short, so while the weather is ordinary we have made our way to Mullumbimby and stopped at the leagues club camping ground ( which is different) - check out the showers girls - and the blokes well what was the point of showering in the only enclosed cubicle with the door open.  

the long walk to the toilet block

Tomorrow we pick up the keys to a  holiday house at Pottsvile Beach, ( price was as good as caravan for 4 adults for the week). Looking forward to catching up with Tarnay and Thomas for the week.  Just wish Reegs and Lori could have come. 

 

Orchard Shallowtail

 

 

The Border Rangers National Park was full of local critter, a lot of birds.  We are hopeful of getting back on the Queensland side in better weather so we can have a look at Mt Warning.
Hooroo.

 

•  Minnie Water
• Old Bonalbo

Minnie Waters is a nice little community of fisho's . We did a really nice hike up the beach . I finally caught a nice little bream out of the surf ( expensive little bugger Licence, bait, tackle etc.) ,very tasty though.


Didn't see anyone all day
 

Just one of our hosts on the beach hike!


A  Mermaid!

Minnie Waters with a storm coming. 

Just sitting at a free bee for tonight, a place called Old Bonalbo, which was another place I whizzed past on our bikes coming from the Goldcoast a couple of years back. No wonder I never really took in much on the bike the roads are very pothole on top of pothole.  On to Border Range National Park tomorrow

Hooroo

 

 

Going away party shots - thanks once again to the Mossie's  - greatly appreciated and thanks to all of you back in Bendigo, you are all a great bunch of friends.

 

• Point Plomer
• Nambucca Heads
• 3 Creeks (near Grafton)

After a stop at Crescent Head then a 17km extremely slow drive on pothole gravel road we reached a camp ground at Point Plomer - lovely beach campground with terrific views right out of the van.  Good swimming and fishing (or so they say- I still haven't had a free feed yet).

                                                    Point Plomer - view from van


On the road again to Nambucca Heads with some day trips to Belligen, Dorrigo, Dorrigo National Park and Coffs Harbour.    Weather has been terrific the last few days with just the odd shower or two then hot sun again.  The sun tan is coming along nicely.   Belligen  is a lovely small town about 15 minutes from coast and Dorrigo National Park - really good - just a small walk 1.5 hours to a waterfall with a sighting of a black snake and lots of birds.  Back down Waterfall Way (where Russ, Cam, Phil and Richie took the motorbikes on their Qld trip) to Nambucca Heads.  Everything is so green up this way. 

Nambucca Heads

 

 

Moon from Nambucca Heads Caravan Park (one for you T)

 



Tonight we are sleeping with the sheep - a pretty new campground just out of Grafton called 3 Creeks.  Peace at last  we are the only ones other than the owners of the property, some sheep and the birds.

 

Three Creeks camping Ground is somebody's dream to own a caravan park, very basic only 18 months old, made from open grass paddock that was just grazing pasture. Very quite, even the birds haven't shifted in. The silence was gold , until the XTP and some goods trains came through.  Oh well it was cheap $12 with wood thrown in.

 

 Hooroo.

 

 

• Gloucester  
• Ellenborough
• Port  Macquarie 

Rain rain go away, pack up in the rain at Myall Lakes, set up in the rain at Gloucester, pack up in the rain at Gloucester. 

Myall Lakes Surf beach during a storm

 

Myall Lakes

 

The sun came out at Ellenborough Reserve, a freebie 40 Km's out from Port Mac.
Nice grassy reserve,  plenty of other budget conscious travellers. Sat for a couple of days to dry out and stop, ah the serenity !  Oh and Di went in swimming - can you believe that - in the pool at Albury and now in the river.

River at Ellenborough Reserve

Just arrived at Pt Macquarie -  back into the travelling tourist mode.
Hooroo