We decided to have a week away
exploring parts of New South Wales we haven’t visited before. We picked Coffs
Harbour as it has a nice mix of natural and tourist attractions. It takes around 6.5 hours to drive
up to Coffs Harbour so we decided to break the journey and see some national
parks on the way up.
Our first stop was Crowdy Bay National Park. Here we took a short stroll through the rainforest onto the
beach. We spotted this goanna up a tree searching for ants. There were many,
many types of birds in the forest and we recognised the call of the Lyrebird
although we didn't see one.
We took the gravel road up through the park
spotting more goannas and some kangaroos along the way.
We stopped again at
Diamond Head for a stroll along the beach to some interesting rock formations
surrounded by bright blue water. As usual L collected lots of shells.
Further up the coast we visited
Kattang Nature Reserve for some spectacular views back across the national
park.
Our last detour was an upward
spiralling drive over 490m above sea level to the lookouts in Dooragan NationalPark. Here we took a stroll through more rainforest to lookouts over the many
lakes in the region. After that it was back on the highway again for the rest
of the trip to Cofffs Harbour.
We stayed in cabins at Sawtell Beach Holiday Park and were pleasantly surprised by the weather which is a great deal
warmer than Sydney. The children were hoping to see possums around the camp-site
but our torches revealed nothing.
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