Darlington Beach Continued

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Blue and red bug

Orange and blue bug

Our very own bowling green

Is breakfast ready?

Just making sure

Woolgoolga Reserve

Water hazard

Drop bear country

Blimp flying over Woolgoolga

Yesterday was just a relaxing day at Darlington Beach – we enjoyed a game of bowls, and a chat with the gardener who kept a close eye on us and made suitable comments at the right time, before treating ourselves to barramundi with chips and salad for lunch.  Very good value for $10.  The afternoon just seemed to disappear.

Himself was able to have a little sleep in today, as we weren’t moving on.  When he opened the door of the caravan, he was met by a kangaroo who seemed very intent on coming inside for breakfast.  It took some convincing to make her realise that she should stay outside!

Today was clear and sunny – perfect for drying clothes.  I loaded the machine, made sure it was operating and returned 40 minutes later to hang out the clothes.  They were still dry and dirty; the washing machine was indicating an error.  Walked to reception for a refund, returned to laundry and changed the clothes to another machine, a man arrived to tell me it should be working and then he discovered that someone had been behind the machine and turned off the water and had completely stuffed up the electronics.

After finally getting the washing on the line, we headed off for the Woolgoolga Falls (supposed to be very nice, according to the supplied information sheet), which are only about 15 minutes away.  We set out for the 1.3 km walk only to find a large gate across the path.  After deciding it was only to keep cars out, we wormed our way around it and continued onwards until we came to the second obstacle – a creek!  Someone, who shall remain nameless, had packed our walking poles right at the back of the cargo bay, behind the bowls bags, the chairs and his bike; I wasn’t all that keen on trying to cross the creek without the poles for balance.  Therefore, we retraced our steps through the thick rainforest – full of drop bears, no doubt – and went grocery shopping instead.

This afternoon we headed back to the bowling green and actually gave up after an hour because it was starting to get too hot.  We completed the afternoon with another walk along the beach – conditions were beautiful, with no wind and huge breakers rolling into the beach.  This has been a fabulous caravan park and an amazing place to stay, we will definitely be back.