From the 50th on the Gold Coast Bel and I headed back south to Brooms Head. Once again driving through the Northern Rivers area, the constant themes are Sugar Cane and river banks; a big contrast to the grain fields down south.
We heard about Brooms Head from a couple we met at Yamba. We arrived late afternoon, after a quick visit to McLean. It’s a sleepy little place and a very welcome change from the crush of the Gold Coast caravan park. The park grounds are quite large and situated on the beachfront.
There’s a general store that does a bit of everything – bottleshop, pizza, butcher, groceries, pharmacy, post office,……. And it also has a great paint job!
There’s also a local weather station.
The next morning we went for a walk to the headland. Before heading back to camp to beat the rain.
The next few days were very quiet. It rained all one day, and then I came down with a nasty cold/flu (first since being off work!).
On our last day there we did manage a drive to Sandon River campground, in the national park nearby. A beautiful spot that we regretted not checking out earlier as it would have been an even better place to camp.
Hello Bools. Your comment popped up on face book when my name was mentioned. Not a big user of fb, and didn’t actually realise we were connected, so wasn’t aware of your trip. What a fantastic thing to do. Yes we are in Brisbane. Sorry we missed you on this trip. We were in Kingscliff the same weekend you were in Potty. Drop a line next time your up this way. I’ve worked out how to check your posts in fb so will try to keep up to date
Cheers
Darren
Hey Darren. Good to hear from you! Hope fully catch up when we get back from our trip.