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    • Australia🇦🇺
      1
      Day 18

      Day 17.0; Sunrise

      December 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

      Um 4:45 sind wir aufgestanden um den Sonnenaufgang am Wooyung Beach zu schauen. Die Farben waren wunderschön und das Rauschen der Wellen beruhigend. Wieder hatten wir den ganzen Strand für uns. Wir gingen zurück zum Zelt, assen Z'morgen und machten uns auf den Weg Richtung Byron Bay, wo wir am Wasser das schöne Wetter genossen.

      Danach liefen wir zum östlichsten Punkt des australischen Festlandes, wo wir eine Glacé zum abkühlen genossen, da es schon über 35 Grad heiss war.

      Weitere 2.5 Stunden fuhren wir zum nächsten Camping, welches sich im kleinen Städtchen Sawtell befand. Wie immer gab es während dem Fahren unnötige Diskussionen und die zwei in den hinteren Sitzen genossen das Entertainment.

      Den Abend verbrachten wir mit Kartenspielen. Marc musste den anderen beiden Schweizern das Jass beibringen, der Australier kannte es schon. Trotzdem hat er miserabel verloren.      Read more

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    • Australia🇦🇺
      Day 19

      Day 18.0; Koala spotting failed :(

      December 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Ein Truthan, auf der Suche nach etwas Essbarem, machte sich heute früh an unsere Dosensammlung ran. Dies gefiel mir gar nicht und weckte mich aus dem Schlaf. Als ich das Zelt verliess, schien jedoch der Truthan wie vom Erdboden verschluckt zu sein. Das einzige was noch auf das Geschehen hinwies, war das Lachen der Kookaburra‘s auf den Bäumen neben uns, sowie die durchwühlte Dosensammlung. Gabriel war bereits wach und wir machten uns auf Erkundungstour an den Strand.

      Nach dem Frühstück und einigen Runden Jass, welches wir je länger je mehr in den Griff bekommen, machten wir uns gegen Mittag auf den Weg Richtung Einkaufszentrum. Dort besorgten wir uns ein Picknick, welches wir dann wenig später im Bongil Bongil Nationalpark genossen. Das Ziel dieses Ausfluges, war es Koalas in den Baumwipfeln der zahlreichen Eukalyptusbäumen im Nationalpark zu erspähen.

      Auf unserem 2 stündigen Walk durch den Nationalpark, konnten wir jedoch leider keinen entdecken. Dafür haben wir einen Waran gesehen, und sind auch sonst auf viele interessante Orte gestossen. Erschöpft vom Walk wollten wir uns eine Erfrischung in einem Nahe des Camping gelegenen, natürlichen Steinpool gönnen. Das Wasser wirkte jedoch abgestanden, und wir gingen nebenan ins Meer. Die Strömung der Flussmündung war jedoch sehr stark und die Wellen sehr hoch. So war es sehr schwierig die Sandbank zu erreichen, wo man sich den riesen Wellen in den Weg stellen konnte.      Read more

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    • TravelerAustralien 2017
      Day 17

      2. Campingplatz

      October 7, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Sawtell Beach Holiday Park
      Heute haben wir auf dem Weg nach Coffs Harbour in Nelson Bay und Port Maquarie halt gemacht.
      Unser Campingplatz ist kurz vor Coffs Harbour.
      Erstes mal Wäsche am Campingplatz gewaschen...kostet $4 AUD. und dann im Camper zum trocknen aufgehängt. 😁
      Wir sind heute 390 km gefahren.      Read more

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    • TravelerTeam Oz Lap 4
      1
      Day 165

      Mid North Coast

      September 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Spent the last 3 weeks cruising around the mid north coast of NSW. found a few new places and visited some old favourites. Managed to meet up with old friends and family. This part of our trip hasn't felt like a holiday but a lifestyle which we would like to continue.Read more

    • TravelerTravelling NSW
      Day 47

      Sawtell

      November 7, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      We woke early as we had to get the van to the garage before 7.00. We had a shower and packed up the van and went. The mechanics were actually delayed so there was no rush.
      We left the van then walked into Coffs Harbour to pass the time. We went to the shopping centre and got a coffee and read our books for most of the time. We then got a bit peckish so we went and had lunch at one of the cafes outside. Before we left I went to the bathroom and there was kind of a crazy man chanting about Jesus. On my way back from the toilets he came at me and was pushing me down the street and saying things under his breath. At first i thought he was messing but then he wouldn't get off me so I was trying to push him off and kept telling him to get off. It was the weirdest thing and gave me such a fright. I could see Jake aswell but he was on the phone to the mechanic with his back to me. Eventually he stopped and I ran over to Jake to tell him. He was probably off his head and a bit crazy but it have me such a fright. Then Jake went to meet the man to collect the van off him and I waited at the shopping centre because we couldn't all fit in the van. Then Jake came back and we got bits for dinner in Coles and we went back to the campsite. We sat in the sun for a while and then gathered our bits and cooked in the communal kitchen. It was quite chaotic in there. We cleaned up and went back to the van and got our showers.Read more

    • TravelerTravelling NSW
      Day 26

      Coffs Harbour to Yamba

      October 17, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      We woke up in Coffs Harbour. We drove to Park Beach reserve and done a workout wirh the cards which was so hard!
      After I had a shower which was like ice but it was grand as I was so warm!
      We then drove to Sawtell beach again where Jake done some surfing. But he didn't stay long as the waves were so big and just kept pulling to the rocks. Even the guys that surf there always said they were nearly pulled up to Queensland when they got out.
      We drove to Coffs Harbour jetty and walked up this big hill and got nice view of all the beaches. Then we walked down along the jetti and we saw a few turtles and sting rays!
      We walked back to the car and we were deciding whether to stay another night if Coffs Harbour or not. So we just decided to move on and we can always stay here again on our way back down. We drove to Yamba and arrived just before 6. As it was Saturday we decided to treat ourselves to a pizza from the Italian on the hill. It ended up not being that nice but there was no clean up at least.
      We drove to watch some surfers and read our books.      Read more

    • TravelerTravelling NSW
      Day 44

      Coffs harbour

      November 4, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      We woke up at Sawtell beach. I woke at 5.30 needing to go toilet and there was a fab sunrise. Jake got out the camera and got some photos. We then lay down till 7.30. We woke then and read a bit and caught up in our phones too. The American presidential election is on today. Hopefully Biden will get in and trump will go.
      We got into our swim stuff and decided to get into the rock pool. It was so nice and refreshing. There was a man in there swimming so we chatted with him for a while. He was telling us about how the aboriginal people years ago use to burn away the grass of fallen leave around them before they moved on and then that ment fires wouldn't take off as much when there was dry weather and how the government etc are realising that they are smarter than they had given them credit for and should be doing what they done. Also he was saying about how the Midlands of Aus get temps of up to 50 degrees in Summer and one time he stopped in a garage when we was there and there was a 7 year old girl that had never seen rain!!!! Most of the employment is farming too so getting droughts like that dosent do them any favours.
      We then had our yoghurts and we read our books just at the van.
      We decided to spend the day there then as it was so nice and we could get into the rock pool when we were too warm.
      We drove to Coles in Coffs Harbour to get bits for dinner and we cooked it in a park beside it. A little boy was waiting for his Dad to collect him so we stayed with us while we cooked and ate as he was afraid of another boy beating him up. He didn't stop talking 😅 but was very nice.
      Then we packed up the van after he was collected and we drove to beside the beach and parked where we stayed when we were here a a few weeks ago. I woke a few times during the night with the heat so I slept the other end of the bed.      Read more

    • TravelerTravelling NSW
      Day 46

      Sawtell

      November 6, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      We woke up and done some stretching. Jake went for a run and i done my exercises.
      When he came back we went to the pool which is at the entrance of the campsite. It was nice.
      After we came back to the van and had our celery and some oranges. It was really warm so we sat in the sun and read our books. We stayed there for most of the day and sat in the van with the van for some of it too. Jake finished his next book aswell!
      We made lunch and after Jake had a little nap and I tried to train the birds to come close to me but it didn't work great as the turkeys kept trying to be involved.
      Then we drove and went to the shopping centre to get dinner. Before we bought the food we got reflexology done and then an idetox where you put your feet in water and the toxins come out. It was definitely a scam and we don think either of our people were trained 😅 but it was something different and we relaxed.
      After we came back to the campsite. There was an oven in the communal kitchen so we had chips and pizza for dinner. We cleaned up and Jake called David Power to chat about his contract.      Read more

    • TravelerTravelling NSW
      Day 49

      Sawtell to Port Macquarie

      November 9, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Jake woke and went for a run. I couldn't yet with my hip so I am still doing the exercises.
      When he came back we went down to the sea and Jake got in and I put my legs in. We went back up and got our showers, had our banana and packed up the van.
      The bites that I got yesterday have got bigger so we rang around some doctors to see could we get an appointment. Everywhere was booked up but we managed to get one just outside Port Macquarie and we were planning on going there anyway so it worked out ok. I was a bit delayed at my appointment.
      The doctor said it was an allergic reaction to the bites so she gave me steroids and a cream. After I was done there I went to a pathology clinic and got my bloods checked too.
      We then made dinner and then we drove by a river where we saw dolphins so we stopped an watched them for a while. We drove into Port Macquarie to stay there for the night.      Read more

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