Port Macquarie and Nambucca Heads

Guess what? More driving. 😄
Though my personal highlight was definitely bodyboarding in Port Macquarie. I had so much fun! We didn’t stay long — we had to keep moving — but it was a great spontaneous stop.

At a little rest area, Timo took the time to read one of those “what to do in the area” boards and decided that Nambucca Heads looked kind of cool in the pictures. So we drove there. And yes — he was right. It was lovely.
That said, I was also quite glad when we moved on: it was so incredibly windy that breathing felt like a challenge. 😄

A short shout-out to the burger place we went to, Coastal Harvest, where we also happened to see a cloud of bats flying into the sunset. Quite a sight!

Finding a (free) place to sleep close to the coast is more or less impossible in this area. Unless you’re lucky enough to secure a paid spot during peak holiday season — which we weren’t — you have to head inland.

Unfortunately, getting to tonight’s campsite at Mobong Creek (which Google Maps didn’t even seem entirely sure how to reach) turned into a bit of an ordeal. The road was completely unsuitable for a 2WD: rocky, full of deep cracks and potholes. The campsite wasn’t even that far away — about 57 km from around Coffs Harbour — but that hellhole of a road took ages. Maybe two hours? Hard to say. And of course: no reception.

We finally arrived in the dark and barely found a suitable spot to pitch the tent. Thanks to some friendly Aussie guys who gave us permission to set up camp next to them, we managed just fine.

I do remember waking up in the middle of the night, asking Timo whether the air mattress felt weirdly deflated to him. He said no.
In the morning, however, there was no doubt about it. 😄
It wasn’t broken — someone (not naming names, but Timo) had accidentally loosened the valve while brushing past it during the night. 😄Read more