Beach, Bunnies and Birthdays - NSW Coast

Late March, 2013

 

Hat Head National Park

 

The north coast of NSW keeps serving up some magic spots, and Hat Head with its mini-desert of sand-dunes was great.  Enjoy that tranquil coffee while you can Paul......

Because it's not going to be tranquil around here for long!!!

Yeeeeee-haaaaa. Splat!

I hope they come back, because I'm not running after them.















A little oasis.

Now, who's gone and messed up this lovely smooth sand dune??

One guess?

 Too good to resist.

 heading for another wipeout.

A bunch of hat heads at Hat Head NP.

All sandy and sweaty - time for lunch and a swim.

Hungry Beach, Hat Head NP - Ahh, beautiful and nice warm water too up here.

 

 Despite the population on the East Coast, you can still have a beach all to yourself at times.

And they're the best beaches for catching a feed. This bream was delicious.

Take only photographs....leave only footprints.....oh and perhaps a little bream or two.














Yuragir National Park

Despite almost a year of adventurous travel, Leanne has still not managed to shake an intense (bordering on pathological) fear of getting bogged on a beach with a rising tide. Needless to say there were a few deep-breathing sessions at Yuragir National Park as we were looking for a camp spot.

With the masses moving on to the coast for the Easter break, we came across this lovely beach perch at the Illaroo campground near Minnie Waters. Our over-nighter turned into a week-long stay as we hooked up with a lovely crew of four families from the Gold Coast.

Brooms Head - a scenic spot.



Beach-front campfires beside the rising moon were a nightly treat.

Who says you can't have chocolate before breakfast - on Easter Sunday, all bets are off.

Jesus wasn't the only one to rise from the dead at dawn on Easter Sunday after a bit of a Sat night session!

So? Who's up for an Easter Egg Hunt?

Ballina (20kms south of Byron)

April 2, and it's all about mum. I had a lovely birthday with special cards, paper planes and a brightly-decorated camper trailer with breakfast in bed. Lucky me!

Birthday beachday. Tomorrow it's a massage, sushi and some chicky shopping in the very laid back Lennox Head.

Some nice scenes from the Flat Rock Tent Park just past Ballina.

Great rock pools too.

 

Rowdy Moments

 

The Good: Possibly the best `hot rocks' relaxation massage Leanne has had in her life and the groovy new skirt and dress she bought for her birthday - you can never have too many fashionable items when you are on a year-long camping trip!

The Bad: The poor-old beaches between Port Macquarie and the Sunshine Coast, many of which have lost between 50m and 100m of beach in recent wild storms and cyclones.

The Ugly: A certain car occupant's meltdown when we did, in fact, get bogged for a very short time on the beach near Minnie Waters. Paul let some air out of the tyres and we drove straight out......but not before a little tantrum from yours truly.

The Slightly Odd: Sitting in our very quiet litte campground at Hungry Beach, were were quite surprised to see a large procession of smart vehicles containing cheery, smartly-dressed campers file in over several hours. The big sing-along that night gave us a clue, but all was confirmed in the morning as I attempted to quietly skirt around the group to get to the loo, but was pleasantly invited to join them in prayer and hymns. It was most odd to see the evangelical-type leader pacing around with his microphone in one hand and bible in the other. But all their children were very well behaved - perhaps we should seek salvation!