We drove into the Woody Heads camping ground at the
southern end of Bundjalung National Park and it did look like a great location
but we were turned away by the ranger as the camp ground was booked out for the
period we required.
After spending a couple of hours exploring the area
including the township of Iluka we decided to stay at the show grounds in the
township of Maclean.
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| Maclean street power poles painted with many tartan designs |
We enjoyed walking around Maclean, attending the Saturday morning street markets and exploring the surrounding area.
Next was Yuraygir National Park where we camped in
another great location at Lake Arragan camping area.
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| Lake Arragan campground |
When we come across those great locations we would
generally spend 4 – 7, plus days basking in the atmosphere of the setting
obtaining our dose of well-being and Lake Arragan was another one of those
locations that we were pleased to have experienced for at least a couple of
days.
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| Lake Arragan local fauna |
Our next stopover was at the township of Bellingen where
we stayed at the show grounds. Staying at showgrounds has worked quite well for
us. The fees are easier on the pocket, you generally have a lot more of your
own space, most of them are ok with you washing your rigs, there are generally no
time limitations for stopovers and as we utilized on this occasion we didn’t
depart till late afternoon once we had viewed our list of local desirability’s.
Once again we enjoyed walking around the township of
Bellingen and exploring the nearby attractions with highlights for us walking
along the boardwalk at Urunga and walking through the rainforest of Dorrigo
National Park.
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| Crystal Falls - Dorrigo NP |
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| Photo of Mary taken from behind Crystal Falls |
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| Urunga boardwalk |
Heading south we next propped near the township of
Macksville camping at Gumma Crossing Reserve. This was another great location
in a forested camping area with our views from the caravan window looking
across the waters of Warren Creek.
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| Gumma Crossing Reserve |
It was a great setting with other campers also being
stimulated by the locale, creating a friendly atmosphere. One night turned into
3 nights at the reserve, sharing an evening fire plus a camp fire cooked damper
with our neighbours. At one stage we were chatting with Kel and Robyn (the
neighbours) and Mary was amused to notice that Steve was actually taller than
Kel! Kel even stated that it was nice to be eye to eye with someone when
chatting.
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| Our setting - Gumma Crossing Reserve |
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