THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY   WOOLGOOLGA TO CRESCENT HEAD   171kms

Another fine pack up. We had several farewells from various van neighbours. This has been a gregarious stay, for us.

We stopped in Coffs Harbour, on the way through, so I could buy some seafood to stock the freezer a bit.

It was a relaxed drive south, to Kempsey, in fine weather. We drove straight to Z and C’s, to reassure him that we are finally in the area! C was out when we arrived, so we had a cup of tea with Z, and then C arrived back. He was so thrilled to see us – it feels good to make someone so happy. We arranged to spend much of tomorrow at their place.

Then we drove on out to Crescent Head – had decided to try a different location this time, from when we came by last year.

The caravan park looks fine, but is a bit more expensive than we are used to, at $17 a night – and it is nothing special. It does not look out onto the ocean, but is nestled in a curve of the tidal creek. A footbridge goes across the creek, to give access to the beach, which is a lovely long one that should be good for walking on.

On the other side of the creek mouth, the land curves out to the Head, which is steep, rocky and high.

The caravan park is quite busy – there is a big surf event this coming weekend. Most of the surfers’ camps are up the other end of the park – we are down the “quiet” end. I hope!

After set up and a late lunch, we went for a walk along the beach – rather short, but very pleasant.

Tea was soup, scotch fillet steak, salad, fruit.

Phoned R after tea, as it is her birthday, but she was out, so we left a message. It was also Z’s birthday today. Phoned K and let him know we’d moved, and had a short talk.

John played his computer game until late – it is becoming quite habit, this.