THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY   EVANS HEAD TO WOOLGOOLGA   170kms

We didn’t wake up till 8am! This is what dull, grey mornings do to one.

Pack up and departure was quite smooth and routine, and we proceeded south.

The drive was uneventful. There was some interest in looking at river heights, especially the Clarence,  and in the section from the Yamba turnoff to the Grafton bypass, where we paralleled the Clarence and the farmlands were interesting. The more forested section south of Grafton was a bit tedious.

John remembered that there is a big bowls club at Woolgoolga, so that is where he wants to stay next! There was a little sunshine when we reached there, but it had obviously been wet, too.

We booked into the Woolgoolga Beach Caravan Park – $11 a night, with the seventh night free. This is, again, good for the budget. We are trying to have a little economy drive at the moment, after the excesses of Xmas and Telstra bills. There are some big bills coming in around this time, like the Truck rego and insurance.

There was no site with a slab available, so we set up on a fairly soggy looking area, and put shadecloth on the ground outside the van.

After setting up and having lunch, went for a short drive – to the bowls club, so John could investigate what was on. He booked us in for a pairs game tomorrow afternoon.

Then we drove to the headland lookout. Walked down the slope from the carpark to the rocky top of the headland and watched the sea for a while – the waves are still very big and powerful.

Then we drove back to camp and went for a walk on the beach, which is just at the end of the caravan park. It is a more interesting beach than that at Evans Head, with inlets and headlands in the distance.

Tea was barley soup, lamb chops and some vegies, followed by mango.

While I was cooking tea, John fiddled with the TV and found that we could not get the ABC.

After tea, went for a walk along the shopfronts that are across the road from the park. John found a video shop he could join and borrowed a film – The Man in the Iron Mask. It was very ordinary!

The first AFL pre-season game was on TV – from Perth.

There was some rain in the evening.