12th December
It begins today, the travelling resumes after a 3 month break. Goodbye to work, goodbye to Brisbane, and good bye to all the new found friends and of course a big middle finger to the enemies!
David at Byron Bay lighthouse
The most easterly point of Australia
Angela
Getting on the road takes time, everything has to be packed, beds dismantled, and cleared out. Then the Opel Astra can whisk us away down the east coast at great speed, well at the speed on the road sign of course. First stop on this 1000km journey was Byron Bay. It's a very popular place with all the surfers and hippies alike. The sea of campervans, dredlocks, and stoners on every corner. It is also has some nice waves and beaches, hence the attraction. Plus it is the home to the most easterly point of Australia. The town itself is small, and has a few shops, a few bars and many caravan parks for the travelling parties. The beautiful views can be seen from the lighthouse where we spent an hour or so just taking pictures, and enjoying the cool sea breeze. We decided not to camp here for the night and get some more kilometres on the clock before lying down to rest. We drove on the tourist drive road taking in some nice views of the sea and then some more motorway where we got some dinner in a petrol station bfore we reached our first destination.
Angelas bad position and Davids good driving
Our lovely home for the night
It is called Coffs Harbour about 300km from Brisbane, we found a campsite with some angry owners (because we arrived very late, well at 10 pm, well past the campsite bedtime....), they let us stay none the less. Setting up a tent in the dark was a first for us, so we decided not to put any pegs down and hope that the wind does not pick up during the night, or we could be waking up at some other campsite......... So good night!
Angela & David
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