Day 258 - Tuesday 12 September - Anniversary in Yamba

Day 258

Tuesday

12 September 2017 – Happy 13^th Wedding Anniversary to us.

Goodwood Island - Yamba

I think we are getting lazy. Paul got up to go to the loo telling me we were all fogged in, but I just couldn’t lift myself from bed and instead pulled the covers up over my head and continued to sleep.

At 8am, Paul went off for a shower and I read my book until he returned then we both got into breakfast and general morning routine stuff though there was certainly no hurry.

We packed up the car and made our way to Yamba, on the southern bank of the Clarence River and about 30min from here. The town is significantly larger than Iluka and feels more like Busselton. 

We navigated to a beach heavily populated by surfers making the most of the rolling break. We walked out over the rocky headland to take in the view. The rock structure was quite striking, with ribbons of iron like spider veins crawling out across the smooth flat rocks. 

 

We returned to the car and drove to the lighthouse at the top of the hill where we walked and admired the view over the Clarence River mouth and the north wall we had walked yesterday. 

We continued our ambling drive, parking at the main beach where we could see the sea pool. We did a walk along the road perusing the local restaurants and examining the menus to help us decide on where we would eat for our anniversary. 

We took the road down the hill and into the main centre, we walked up and down the main street, checking out the shops before returning to the car and driving on to dolphin beach where we walked once again enjoying the fresh sea air and the warmth of the sun which was heating us up nicely. 

As it was only 11.30am and too early for lunch, we drove out of town to find a doctor for Paul as his voice has disappeared and his throat is still inflamed. Unfortunately the clinics didn’t have spaces so he will have to wait until we get to Grafton.

We did a quick stop at Coles before returning to the centre and parking near the restaurants. We chose the Italian, but despite the door being open they were not serving lunch so we headed next door to the Chinese. We had the restaurant to ourselves and we were served promptly with delicious dishes, so in the end it was a perfect spot for lunch.

When we finished, we walked across the road to the Pacific Hotel where we had another drink and took in the view over the main beach. Paul was able to have a pint of Stone & Wood Jasper Ale and miraculously his voice came back, who would have thought. 

We stood out on the balcony to take in the view, watching lizards scurry about below us. The cloud had started to roll in from the eastern horizon and there was now a cool breeze wafting in, but it was still a perfect day.

We returned to the car and then made our way back to the tranquillity of the van. Once again we jumped into lazy mode, putting on a DVD and slothing about. Before we realised it, it was 5pm and I dragged Paul out for a short walk along the river edge enjoying the view over the calm waters of the Clarence. It is truly a very peaceful place and one you can’t help but unwind at. We didn’t walk for long as Paul wasn’t feeling 100% and we were soon back at the van.

I went through the day’s photos, while Paul returned to bed, but he didn't stay long, needing something for dinner. We watched another DVD before finally retreating to bed once again.