Road Tripping ... Again!

Left for Yamba at 10.30am.
I drove.
Marvellous roads up to Yamba, the Old Princess Highway in parts, because the Princess Motorway is still being completed in parts.
Other than that, on the wonderful Motorway.

Hemmed in by trees for the first half of the trip and then the countryside opens up to wonderful sugarcane fields.
Really makes you think you are up north.
Huge raised sections of the Motorway over flood plains.
All just lush grass at the moment but must really flood when it does.
Will watch the news intently now that I have seen the area.

Travelled along the road connecting the 3 islands in the HUGE Clarence River into Yamba.
Amongst the cane fields, we drove past the old caravan on the side of the road that serves as the bus stop shelter for school children.
It’s priceless.
See the photo.

Directions on ‘maps’ working well on my phone, now able to sit next to the speedo in my van.
I can see it well and it syncs with the radio so I hear it well amongst the music.

Up the very steep hill to the park and lighthouse to look at the view of the river mouth with the 2 breakwaters.
Magnificent.

Then down the hill to what turned out to be Yamba main beach, complete with a tidal filled swimming pool build amongst the incredible flat, black rocks.
Lawn to the beach.
An old surf lifesaving building, complete with cafe.
And a toilet block built to look like bathing boxes.

The sun was shinning and we wandered.
Loved the pool!
The whole beach is just stunning.

Sat on the lawn and had chips, coffee and a milkshake watched closely by 2 magpies...
We shared the chips with them.

Did a bit of touring by driving around.
Beautiful beaches everywhere.
Not to mention some of the houses.

Off to the Main Street.
Parked and walked the street to the end.
It ends at the river and a wonderful caravan park is right there.
We walked past that to the breakwater and along the edge of the sea, marvelling at the surfers and a man doing incredible surf rides on a stand up paddle board.
We sat on these enormous black, flat rocks and just watched.
Then, further along, we climbed up on the rocks and walked to the cliff edge to watch the waves breaking on the rocks.
Wonderful.

Twice today, we were swooped by very determined birds.
( Not magpies.)
I think we were too close to nests.
At the pool and again as we passed the caravan park.
They weren’t concerned if it was just us but they were attacking Lacey.
They actually connected with her.
(Glad their claws didn’t get tangled in those curls. Would have been very messy!)
She wasn’t worried but Emily was.
She wouldn’t walk with us!

All that passed... (and Emily rejoined us!!!!)

Wandered back up the Main Street.
And headed home.

Emily drove back.
Wonderful drive again.

Emily went ‘One Wheeling’ along the beach to Woolgoolga and back.
So excited.
That was the first time she had ridden that far.

Talked to a couple in the Park and they loved the inside of Emily’s bus.
Had a great chat.

Emily and I discussed how a lot more people talk to me as I am sitting on my deck than talk to her sitting at her table.
So we decided that she needs a deck.
Got it all planned.
Off to Bunnings tomorrow for materials!

Great day.
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