by Hallu » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 2:30 pm
Hi everyone,
with the last leave days of my current contract, I had the choice between going back to the mallee country, and discovering a region of Australia I've never seen, the South-West part of NSW. What made me choose the latter option was the possibility of renting holiday houses for less than 100 $ a night in winter, with the added bonus of being able to relax in a huge beach or lake house all for myself. The program was simple : explore the national parks of the coast, and a bit of Morton National Park (at first it was supposed to be only the Pigeon House and a glance at Fitroy Falls).
The first day was all about driving from Melbourne to Tathra, so let's skip to the second day. It was pouring rain in the morning and I was really worried, but right before 10 am it stopped and I drove to Ben Boyd NP. I explored it timidly at first, fearing new showers, but the sun pierced and everything was fine. I hadn't the time for long walks, so I decided to explore all the lookouts I could : the lighthouse, city rocks, the pinnacles, Boyd's tower, Haycock Point, Barmouth, and I even had time to throw in the Southern part of Bournda national park, and Mimosa Rocks. I was alone on almost all the walks/lookouts, and the views were great. Being winter, no luck in the reptile department, but many kangaroos and wallabies.
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- Lookout next to Boyd's Tower.
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- Barmouth
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- North Tura beach
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- Bournda Lagoon