Today we left Wauchope and ventured up through Kempsey, and
then onto Crescent Head, South West Rocks, then onto Valla Beach where we are
camping for a week.
After a visit to the tourist bureau in Kempsey we decided
that we would head over to Crescent Head then venture on up the coast to see
some sights.
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| Crescent Heads |
Crescent Head had a small beach but not a lot else, so we continued
up to South West Rocks. Along the way we drove beside the Belmore River. It was
such a great sight that we both enjoyed the closeness of the river and the
scenery. Very pleasant drive this was.
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| Belmore River drive |
South West Rocks had some good things to visit and see. We
had a wander along the foreshore getting blown away with 40k/hr winds. We visited
a maritime museum and it was pretty good. Then we walked over to the craft shop
for look see.
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| South West Rocks |
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| South West Rocks |
We visited Trial Bay goal to see what was once a large goal
that housed prisoners that we there to build a rock wall. They had little
success apparently due to the rough sea. It was meant to be a haven in the 1800’s
for visiting ships. This prison seemed quite advanced in treating and rehabilitating
prisoners by giving them meaningful jobs and some amount of freedom. It was
also used during the war to house German, so called spies. It is now a tourist
spot and a home for some kangaroos.Well worth a visit here.
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| Whipping Post |
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| Solitary |
We also took a drive up to the lighthouse at Smokey Cape, which is still in
operation and had a good view of the coast line.
That was enough, so we headed off to Valla Beach (just south of Nambucca Heads) where we
are staying. Hope to get some good fishing in!! and a swim once the wind dies
down a bit.
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| Valla Beach 2 mins walk away |
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| Deep Creek runs beside us at the park |
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| Our site |
Tomorrow we are off to visit a couple of small towns nearby. Too windy for fishing :(
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