Saturday it was on the road again going further south and onto the Pacific Hwy at Grafton travelling through Coffs Harbour stopping for lunch at Sawtell then going inland at Macksville to Taylors Arms to the Pub with No Beer, that was made famous by Slim Dusty. We were able to free camp opposite the pub in a recreation area, so that afternoon it was just a short stroll for us to go and enjoy a drink and meal at the pub. In the pub there is a great deal of memorabilia relating to Gordon Parson’s who wrote the song, that Slim Dusty recorded. A local named Scott that had a few under his belt, came over for a chat and a laugh, he got us to feel the weight of his jacket after taking it off for a group photo, it was weighted down with a couple of litres of chainsaw oil. It was so heavy, he said it was keeping him real warm, oil had leaked into it when it was in his ute.
We are now at a seaside caravan park at South West Rocks, it was a beautiful day yesterday but today is not so good with a very chilly sea breeze. We are able to either walk or ride our bikes up to the coastal township that is nearby. The caravan is parked on the edge of a 50 foot drop, so had to make sure we had it well chocked, hanky panky is certainly out of the question DO NOT want to rock the van!
