Emerald Beach NSW August 28, 2015

Emerald Beach NSW August 28, 2015

Headed off down south today, staring out on the really good road they call the M1, which is a dual carriageway all the way down to just north of Byron Bay. From Byron Bay down to Ballina there are extensive roadworks which will do away with the tortuous route over and around and up and down the mountains. From Ballina down along the rivers to Grafton is still the old slow trip through all the little towns and over the rivers.

We stopped at Maccas at Grafton, as we seem to have done a few times, for an early lunch and to have a rest, that road is pretty tiring. Then it’s back on the road for the 60km or so down to Emerald Beach which is 20 odd km north of Coffs Harbour. Once south of Grafton the road opens up again into a dual carriageway and is quite a pleasant and smooth run. Last time we came down this way it was wall-to-wall roadworks and so this was a nice change.

We found our park easily enough and it’s right on the beach, well just a strip of bushland between us. It’s a funny beach actually, fairly flat but absolutely no swimming as it’s signposted as being too dangerous. We walked a bit along it, then took the exit to the nearby cafe for a nice coffee and muffin while watching the ocean roll in.

One thing we have here, is yet another heated pool, which is just great. Sat in the sun, failed to complete a cryptic crossword and had a swim or two.