We didn't know very much about Myall Lakes national park before we went there but we are very glad we did.
Michael and Rosemary, two of Louise's parents friends, very kindly offered to put us up for a few days. They had been following us on our travels from the very beginning and had constantly been saying we should come stay with them on our way up the east coast. We were treated to scenic drives, another real bed and some of the most stunning views we saw in Australia. Michael's encyclopaedic knowledge of everything from birds, snakes and the majority of Australian wildlife was an excellent commentary as we were taken to huge empty beaches and
Koala spotting. The highlight of of the Koala spotting was after we had tramped through a small section of forest with no sightings we asked some local residents about them. There answer will remain with us for some time, it went something like this. Michael "Are the Koalas in that forest?", Local "Yeah, not many of them but you can hear them at night. Don't go walking in the forest though, lots of snakes."
This wasn't the only incident we had during our
stay here. On a lovely drive up to seal rocks near Myall Lakes we arrived at the official car park for the lighthouse at the top. It was a 15-20 minute walk up to the top from there and what was in front of us was a gate and a sign saying "official vehicles only". Now most people would read the sign and agree to park the car and walk up the hill but no, the gate wasn't locked so up we drove. It was a lovely view from the top and we managed to see a pod of dolphins from the cliffs and as the sun started to set we headed back down the hill to be faced with a closed gate, that was locked. To cut a long story short we managed to get a key to the lock and got out but needless to say it left us with a story to tell many times over.
We had many non-life threatening experiences as well including having our first swim in one of Australia's countless salt-water swimming pools and a wee wine tasting session in the hunter valley.....when I say we, Louise drank, John drove.
Our time came to an end quicker than we would have liked and after a panic filled evening trying to get accommodation booked for the next stage of our trip we found ourselves saying goodbye to our hosts and onwards to the backpacking mecca that is Byron Bay!!
Michael and Rosemary, two of Louise's parents friends, very kindly offered to put us up for a few days. They had been following us on our travels from the very beginning and had constantly been saying we should come stay with them on our way up the east coast. We were treated to scenic drives, another real bed and some of the most stunning views we saw in Australia. Michael's encyclopaedic knowledge of everything from birds, snakes and the majority of Australian wildlife was an excellent commentary as we were taken to huge empty beaches andKoala spotting. The highlight of of the Koala spotting was after we had tramped through a small section of forest with no sightings we asked some local residents about them. There answer will remain with us for some time, it went something like this. Michael "Are the Koalas in that forest?", Local "Yeah, not many of them but you can hear them at night. Don't go walking in the forest though, lots of snakes."This wasn't the only incident we had during ourstay here. On a lovely drive up to seal rocks near Myall Lakes we arrived at the official car park for the lighthouse at the top. It was a 15-20 minute walk up to the top from there and what was in front of us was a gate and a sign saying "official vehicles only". Now most people would read the sign and agree to park the car and walk up the hill but no, the gate wasn't locked so up we drove. It was a lovely view from the top and we managed to see a pod of dolphins from the cliffs and as the sun started to set we headed back down the hill to be faced with a closed gate, that was locked. To cut a long story short we managed to get a key to the lock and got out but needless to say it left us with a story to tell many times over.We had many non-life threatening experiences as well including having our first swim in one of Australia's countless salt-water swimming pools and a wee wine tasting session in the hunter valley.....when I say we, Louise drank, John drove.
Our time came to an end quicker than we would have liked and after a panic filled evening trying to get accommodation booked for the next stage of our trip we found ourselves saying goodbye to our hosts and onwards to the backpacking mecca that is Byron Bay!!
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