Yamba

Sunday we left Southport travelling down the Gold Coast Hwy towards Ballina, as it was a lovely day as well as Fathers Day every man and his dog was on the road it was like peak hour in Hobart. We didn't have any plans for our next stop, just thought we would call into some coastal towns along the way and choose a nice location. Our friends Carlene and Rex were leaving Port Macquarie that morning and hoped to meet up with us that night so we finally decided that we would travel as far as Yamba and meet them at the Big 4 caravan park. It was a lovely park for families with a jumping pillow, play ground, pool and a great water park, also a large number of  kangaroos and heaps of bird life, just glad we will not be there in the school holidays!  The only down fall is that the park is about 10 klms from Yamba, if we come this way again would probably try to stop at the Calypso Caravan Park which has a great location with an easy walk to the river, beaches and the town.

The weather had deteriorated after leaving QLD with occasional showers that passed over quiet quickly unfortunately is also made the temperature drop so it was on with the jeans and vest when we went out that night to the Yamba Bowlo for a meal, not looking forward to the cooler days as we head south.

Yamba Coastline

Lighthouse Yamba with another shower brewing

Grandad at the skate park Yamba

Local kangaroos in the caravan park

Creek that runs through the caravan park

Water park at the Big 4 Yamba

Water park at the Big 4
I could have used this for the
Ice Bucket Challenge