Posts

Showing posts from September, 2024

Karuah NSW September 1st 2024

Image
  Karuah NSW September 1st 2024 Long day on the road gets us into Karuah, the only place we have ever found to stay at night, ready for a run down through Newcastle and Sydney and then - Home. We got a bit of a surprise though, the service station is closed for renovations. Good job we are in the Beemer and not the Ford, because we had plenty in reserve. We went and found some 10km back ups the road though, just be sure. The best place in Karuah is the jetty, with its attendant wonky old boardwalk.  Karuah NSW Karuah NSW Karuah NSW Karuah NSW

Yamba NSW August 27th 2024

Image
Yamba NSW August 27th 2024 Easy run down to Yamba. Found our spot in the park and went up to town for lunch. Had a bit of a wander around to reacquaint ourselves with Yamba and the bits and pieces around the place. Angourie Back Beach, Angourie NSW Yamba main beach and pool, Yamba NSW Fog rising over Yamba Marina, Yamba NSW Did some stuff: ‘History’ Ferry Cruise - 4 hours of nothing, it would have been boring if you could have heard the commentary. Took 2 hours to cover about 5 nautical miles from the park to the highway bridge. And just a complete rip-off. You can't bring food or drink on board, but they will gladly sell you a sandwich in a plastic box for $10 and a can of drink for five. Parkrun - great little run along the river front, pretty hot and humid though. Angourie Back Beach my favourite - 630 am deserted, heaven on earth, a run in the car out to Lawrence and Bushgrove, touched Grafton and came car through Maclean. I wanted to go to Bushgrove mostly because it fea...