Port Maquarie

Day 1

As there appeared to be little to do in Coffs Harbour we packed up and headed for the shopping centre to pick up supplies.  After this we went via a detour to the big banana (we didn’t see any particular big banana only the below) to a car accessory shop to pick up some new hub-caps for Muriel as we had lost one somewhere along the way.

We then continued our journey towards Sydney and after a couple of hundred miles we stopped at Port Maquarie and found a campground for the night which was nice as it was right on the estuary (although the site didn’t have a slab!).

Once we had set up camp we headed to look around the town, but after looking round for a bit we did not think it was up to much so we headed back to the campsite.  Although we did stop off for a quick photo opportunity with some funky artwork along the way.

Returning to the campsite we then went for a walk along the estuary front which was pretty groovy as it was fringed by large boulders which had all been painted by budding artists and tourists who wanted to leave their mark, which stretched for about ½ a mile.

Along the way we saw lots of fishermen (obviously a good spot) who were having quite a bit of success, although they were having to reel the fish in pretty sharpish as there were loads of hungry looking pelicans in attendance waiting for an opportunity to pounce.

It was now getting towards sunset and we started to walk back again but as we looked out on the estuary, Shell suddenly spotted dolphins swimming nearby.  So we spent a good hour or so watching the dolphins before heading back to Muriel.

After cooking ourselves some dinner and washing up we then retired to the van to watch some more Soprano’s (Nearly through the box set now) before going to sleep.