Rain, rain go away - come again, in SA!

On leaving Sydney we headed up through Yengo National Park into the Hunter Valley - yet another beautiful, winding and green ride. It was then time to say goodbye to the cold mountains and return to the coast. We spent a night in a place called Seal Rocks that had picturesque beaches before continuing on to Port Macquarie where thanks to puncture no.2 we spent the night. The 'Iron Person' was on that weekend so we mixed it up with incredibly fit and healthy looking people there before moving on to Hat Head National Park (thanks for the tip Don, great spot) where we shared our campsite with a pair of kookaburras, a family of kangaroos and a goanna!

On our way to Byron Bay from there we got caught in a crazy down pour and I conceded that perhaps buying rain gear would be a good idea - denial was not keeping it away! We are now the proud owners of functional and particularly colourful gear. After a day or two of rain, body surfing, a bit of sun, a few beers and being hippies we moved up to Surfers Paradise where Tille perfected body boarding and enjoyed finally being able to swim in the Australian seas (bit too cold in SA). Highlight of Surfers was definitely the world's largest timezone and NOT the endless rain - tried to blow those clouds to the south. Last few days have been in Brisbane - thanks to Carrie and Sam...

The weather maps say it'll be clear this weekend so the plan is to leave the bike for a few days, hire a 4WD and head over to Fraser Island - yippee!

Last thought is that if I were a cow - I would definitely want to be a dairy one and live in the north of NSW near the Nurimbah Valley, just outside a town called Winglepong where life just looks peachy. As you can see my mind is now clear and I can just mull over the important things in life whilst riding along.... :)