After knocking off friday arvo i had the Ute packed already so it was just a matter of hitting the road south... yeh right, so did everyone else ...
Over an hour and a half later i made it as far as Mudgeeraba and gave up so called in to NannaJo's for a coffee
I hit the road again for another go but the traffic was bumper to bumper all the way to the south side of Tweed Heads where it finally opened up as i hit the highway south .
I called in to Byron Bay to enjoy the view along with some random bird ...
As i walked up to the Lighthouse i noticed they were mowing the lawn ...
Very sure footed these mowers ...
The Cape Byron Light House ...
While i was taking pics a young couple asked me to take some pics of them and email them to them ... so i did and they appreciated the effort.
I trotted off to the sign for a few more pics ...
and one of OP ...
looking out to the point ...
Looking back at the Lighthouse ...
It was starting to get dark so i headed back down to the carpark ...
I grabbed the Ute and snuck back up for a quick pic ...
I had lots of distance to over so was all too soon heading south again.
Friday night i pulled up at Ebor Falls ... the no camping sign was wrong by the way as there was someone camping there *wink*
Before the sun came up i headed to the top falls for a look ...
Then headed down to the bottom falls for a pic ...
The fog was filling the valleys ...
Another random bird enjoy a good spot for a view ...
By then the sun had started to peek over the gorge so i headed back up to the top falls again before once more heading south...
Next stop was Wollomombi falls [to the left] and chandler falls [to the right], i couldn't really get a decent view of Chandler falls due to the mists in the valley.
Wollomombi Falls, east of Armidale in New South Wales, has a height of 220 metres and includes a single drop of 100 metres. It's sometimes quoted as Australia's tallest waterfall – but this is only true if measurement starts where the water does not truly fall, but instead flows against the rock due to the gentler gradient...
I walked out to another spot down a set of ricketty stairs to get a different view ...
Another view not far away looks over the valley below the falls ...
Once again i hit the road south where I pulled up at Captain Thunderbolts rocks for a look ...
A pretty old advertisement ... wonder how it would fare these days? .
Some size perspective ...
It was about this time I thought I should head for the nearest servo ... so i sped up to get there before i ran out ... LOL
With 65 litres of BP's finest distillate on board i headed south again ...
the tank is supposed to hold 75 but i don't know how much of that is usable ... but 65 litres is far short of the 230 litres in the GU so i'll have to get used to that.
Next stop was Hickeys Falls but as i swerved in to the offramp i noticed a spill of diesel as i had forgotten to put the cap back on ... lucky it fell in to the tray and didn't slide off the box over the edge.
Anyway ... not as embarrassing as the fully dressed bloke who slipped off the rocks trying to take a pic of the falls. [no i didn't get a pic of him, his cranky missus would have shot me]
By the time i was passing Dubbo Zoo i had passed half way with only 700 odd K's to go
I had a nice sunset with the storm clouds in the distance ...
As the sun set i kept on driving into the night ...
And straight into a huge electrical storm ... not good when your following a fuel tanker so i stopped for some pics ... LOL
Late in the evening I made camp just across the river from my parents house as i wanted to surprise them at Christmas lunch...
I whiled away a few hours until 11:00 ... the rest of the family should be there by now so its time me and the dog made a SURPRISE visit ... Merry Christmas everyone !!
I turned up at Mum and Dads which was a nice surprise for everyone ... as usual there was more than enough food to feed an army which was lucky as i hadn't eaten for about 24 hrs ... most shops were shut xmas eve.
Guess who got a new bike for Christmas ... LOL
The family ... and no, Corey [Hayleys boyfriend] is not tall, the rest of us are all shortarses !!
I had a very pleasant day chatting and eating and wearing out Mums new cappacino machine.
Boxing day was spent eating and relaxing again so i thought i should go for a walk and see how the knee holds up [its been playing up a bit], perhaps i should have taken a bus ... but i didn't have $13000.00 on me...
An interesting letterbox ...
The miniature trains were running ...
Walkway to the train Platform ...
Then it was time to repack the Ute ready to leave tomorrow morning.
Had to find room for the 4 chrome wheels i bought on Ebay the other day ... plenty of spares now LOL.
*Continued in part two*
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