Sawtell beach and headland

It is very pretty down here, I can understand why Lyn and her brother don't want to sell their late Mum and Dads home. 

I was always going to go for a swim in the rock pool, but when I actually went to the beach to have a swim, it had so much seaweed in it and smelt very much like algae.

So the day after our mountain trip, the morning was lovely and sunny, it was time for the water. It is such a beautiful beach.

The next day, Gretchen and Rachel had to leave to drive back to Brissy. We went down to Coffs and to the jetty we had seen the day we went for lunch. Again it was a rainy day and I've has a bit of fun with my photos since that day.

Underneath the jetty and out of the rain!

Urunga at dusk

So when we drove back to the coast, all very subdued, it was a very pleasant stop at Urunga. This boardwalk must go for at least a kilometre as it goes way out to the headland you see in the distance. 

It was the icing on the cake of the day for me..... A Beach Stone Curlew......an. Endangered species of curlew, especially in NSW. Couldn't believe what I was seeing!. After looking at the photos later that night, I noticed that it had been tagged also, like the curlews at home. There were three of them, probably parents and a young one. So blessed!!!!

The next day

The most horrifying day, when we found out what had happened!!!!!

Lyn took us for a drive to Bellingen and up the Waterfall Way into Dorrigo. Lovely drive in the country, beautiful scenery. The old Butter Factory at Bellingen,

Then we went to the Dangar Falls up at Dorrigo

 

Also stopped at a Sky Walk which looks out over the Ranges, fantastic view. But again, another cloudy day and photos not that good of the mountains behind.

As we drove back down the mountain, we stopped and had a look at the falls that come down under the road. A couple of bends further down the mountain we were stopped by the Police who were chasing cattle up the road, we had to detour into a side road and come out just a little further down the hill. It was then that we realised what had happened. 

Terrible!!!!, a cattle truck that we passed earlier when we were going up the range, it was coming down. It had rolled over! 

 

Sort of put a downer on the whole day! 

Anyway, on the way back, Rachel was impressed with the cattle who have birds following their every footsteps, the egrets

Well, back to it!!!

Its now been a few weeks since we took off to Sawtell. What an eventful time. Gretchen and I had a really good trip down, stopping for coffee and donuts (Gretchen) at Chinderah and then having lunch at Grafton. These photos were taken at a lovely pond next door to Maccas at Grafton

We arrived late afternoon at Sawtell in time for a trip to the headland to check out the sunset.

The next day was a slower day, with a trip into the local hills behind Coffs Harbour to an amazing lookout that juts out from the side of the mountain. I thought I would be nervous walking on it, but it was ok.

Awesome view from up there, but it was a cloudy and slightly rainy day. We stayed close by today as Rachel, G's daughter was flying into Coffs from Sydney.....from USA. 

Rachel's plane coming in over Coffs Harbour.  We settled down to having a lovely lunch at the surf club.