We left Wingham and headed out to Tallwoods / Blackhead for 3 nights to visit Alan & Di , and maybe fit a game of golf in . We arrived Friday and set up , had lunch , then went on visitation duties, chatting with Di till Alan arrived back from Sydney . Golf was sorted for Saturday , Bbq for after golf and a catch up with Bruce & Elaine as well . Back to the park for a swim in the indoor pool .
After only playing 9 holes of golf at Coffs Harbour , and 18 holes at Moss Vale since we left Alice Springs , so I wasn't expecting miracles . However , the game came together well and I won the day with 39 points !!! I was impressed , the day was great and we still had the Bbq to go !!
Well the Bbq was also great and we spent the next 6 or 7 hours chatting , laughing and having a great night - thanks Alan & Di and Bruce & Elaine for the company .
Sunday we drove around Diamond Beach , checking out Seascape - a subdivision with lots of large houses and ocean views . Back for lunch , then round to Alan & Di's for a quick visit to say our farewells , tomorrow we head a bit further south .
Monday arrived , we had breakfast & did a few things then went for a swim before we left . It was only about 110klms down the road to Karuah , a place we have driven through and had brief stops at for many many years . It is situated beside the waters of Port Stephens , and now it has been bypassed ( 12 years ago ) it is a much quieter place . We stayed at the Karuah Jetty Caravan Park - and yes it has it's own jetty - all 200m of it . It was pretty windy and cool when we walked down for a look , but it was impressive .
Nelsons Bay can be seen in the distance .
We went to Raymond Terrace for some spare parts for Lyns bike , and to get some glue/sealer for the van , before coming back and going for a ride around town .
Yesterday we headed back to Raymond Terrace again to do some food shopping , but this time we went a round about way , through Clarence Town , Seaham , Nelsons Plains , then to Raymond Terrace .
Clarence Town is a nice little town that surrounds the Williams River , we went down to a boat ramp for a look .
We also disturbs this little water dragon while we were there .
After driving through some lovely countryside , we'd arrived to shop - people everywhere - oh my god , what have we let ourselves in for ??? As it turns out , it was busy , but not that bad - we must be relaxed , amazing what travelling does for you !!!
Shopping done , it was back onto the highway back to Karuah , where we packed it away and had a relaxed afternoon .
Time had come - today we hit the road again - down to Sydney 2 days before christmas - what were we thinking ????? The traffic heading north was constant all the way , traffic heading south didn't seem quite so bad , but was still quite busy . Off the M1 motorway and onto the Pacific Hwy down to Mona Vale Rd and off to Narrabeen . Now the fun starts , narrow lanes , fortunately not many big vehicles & trucks , but plenty of cars . Coming down the hill from the plateau certainly tested out the brakes , but we arrived at our destination without any drama's at all - pretty good considering the traffic .
We set up and headed out for a walk up North Narrabeen Headland , that gave us some nice views of the coast and the lake .
From the headland you can see all the way down Collaroy Beach to Long Reef Golf Course .
We kept going up the hill a bit further and found a view over Turimetta Beach ( one we hadn't heard of before today !! ) . The headland at the end is Warriewood Headland , a couple of hang gliders were flying in the sea breeze .
The rock shelf below us looked interesting , how it was layered , the colouring etc .
Back to the park , it was time for a beer & some salsa after an interesting drive - note to oneself - maybe Sydney isn't the destination to be driving to this close to christmas , then again anywhere on the coast at this time of year probably isn't the place to be driving !!!!
That's it for today and probably till after christmas , so to you and yours , Merry Christmas and a great new year from us .
Lookout 2017 , more adventures to come !!!! 🇦🇺 🏌 🚴 🍻 🎄😎
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