Sunday morning the sun was up so we went for a walk down to the beach and along the beach to where the Station Creek flowed into the ocean.
On return we decided to leave, and headed further north, turning at Maclean for Brooms Head caravan park.
This sits on 1.5 km's of beach frontage, and is a great spot to camp for a few nights.
Went for an afternoon swim, and the water temp was very nice - had dinner at the bowlo. Had some more kangaroos with a joey in pouch visit us just before turning in for bed.
Monday, went for an early morning swim, then did a drive to Yamba via Red Cliffs.
Seafood for lunch, before diverting down to Angourie and the Blue Pools - a fresh water quarry right on the edge of the ocean - with cliffs to jump off into the water.
Had another swim before dinner. Rained again.
Tuesday, awoke early, and had another swim in the ocean, before the rain started again. Cooked brekkie in the rain, then waited for it to stop for a few moments, before packing up and heading off. Plan was to take the back way to Glen Innes rather than retrace our steps back to Grafton.
The maps showed it as a road, the OziExplorer did too!!!! But the further we went, the less of a road it became, and the more just following 2 wheeltracks with very overgrown bushland.
At one stage we lost all traction on a slight uphill section, and couldn't reverse or turnaround - so out with the winch, extension strap, snatch strap, and tree trunk protector to reach a suitable tree. Yeah, this time the winch worked!!!! Continued on for another few hundred metres until we lost traction again, with the track disappearing even further, so we decided to chuck a u-turn and head back the way we had come. Arrived back at the local town of Whiporie, and asked about camping - they offered us the paddock next door which was a great overnight camping spot with goats and a pony. Also said the track hadn't been opened for years, and were surprised how far we got.
Wednesday, woke early again, and had left camp by 8.05am heading for Casino, which is where we are writing this. Plan is to head west to Tenterfield, and then north into QLD.
Catch you soon.
Di and Hammo
It sounds like you are doing a lot of walking, is this a new hobby? Keep the blogs coming, they are a great read as are the pics. Troy
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