Joy's weekend are Monday and Tuesdays so she had plans for both days. She and Peter always likes to take us out and about to see the local sights when we are staying with them and we are always surprised at how many new places they can find to take us. The greater Port Macquarie area certainly has plenty of places to visit and things to do.
Monday's trip was a round trip south of Port Macquarie to Laurieton and Camden. This area is very coastal and has lots of very pretty waterways as well as several beaches. We stopped and looked at Pilot Beach which is one of the safest beaches in the area to swim in. There was quite a breeze blowing which we thoroughly enjoyed as it lowered the temperature by several degrees and was a welcome relieve after the 39 degrees we suffered yesterday!!
Next stop was a lookout that over looked the ocean. From here could we saw a large pod of dolphins feeding as well as some fishermen on the rocks below.
After a very enjoyable lunch Joy took us back towards Wauchope along the Bago Road. This is because she was keen to show us a giant tree - Old Bottlebutt. This major new tourist attraction in the area is not particularly well signposted and the three km trip in it takes you along a gravel forest road. Our perservance paid off when we found the car park and information board. The 600m looped track to the tree was well formed and took us through remnant rainforest to this huge 200 year old tree. It is a Red Bloodwood and is the largest one in the Southern Hemisphere.
Burrawan State Forest | Forestry Corporation of NSW
We were also treated to a close up view of some of the local fauna - a goanna was on the track as we came along and it shot up a tree, giving us an excellent view. (Though the photo I took doesn't reflect this.)
All in all an excellent day, which ended in the biggest electrical storm we have ever experienced. There was also a good downpour which certainly freshened everything up and cooled the temperatures a few degrees!
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