Despite being sad to leave the 4 J’s in Brisbane, more adventure awaited!
The first leg was to drive back down the Pacific Highway to Coffs Harbour.
This time we stopped at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast and had brunch at the surf club which really hit the spot.
We were going to take a look at Byron Bay but the traffic was backed up and we decided to give it a miss. Instead we drove on, mainly on the highway, but with a couple of detours recommended by google to miss congestion. We found ourselves approaching Coffs mid afternoon and took a detour to Red Rocks beach to stretch our legs and take photos as the temperature had dropped several degrees and we didn’t quite fancy a swim.
We passed the famed Big Banana Adventure Park .
… then saw a sign for the Sealy Lookout and drove 6km up through banana plantations where we found the Forest Skywalk. The views would have been better if clearer, but were still amazing, out over Muttonbird Island and inland towards mountains where we will be exploring next.
We even picked up snacks as many of the houses were selling home grown bananas with an honesty box although we’ll have to wait a day or two until they are ripe.
We stayed in a cute family owned motel called the Shearwater and returned to Suban Thai for dinner as we had such a great meal when we came before. Since we’ve moved the clock on when we entered NSW, we were ready for an early night.
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Off Travelling Together 