Hawkes Head and Harington

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Today we drove from our site to Booti Booti N.P. where we had decided to stop for the night. Having read the reports of the area, we went for a walk and admired the scenery, hoping it lived up to expectation. 
"Right next to Forster, Booti Booti National Park is comprised of an 8km peninsula between the ocean and a lake, complete with pristine beaches and rainforests." - well the advertising said anyway!


A walk along the beautiful "pristine" beach, toward Booti Booti Hill and into the woods at the end where we were lucky to see ...


... a guana, who promptly shot up a tree, but not too far for us to get a photo.



Monument at Cape Hawke


Cape Hawke has a lot of history attached to it. Itis just south of Forster/Tuncurry and within the Booti Booti National Park. The cape was named by Captain Cook when he passed it on his Endeavour voyage on 12 May 1770, honouring Edward Hawke who was First Lord of the Admiralty.
This was another of those beautiful areas with hardly a sole in sight anywhere.


Onto Harrington where there were more people and where we watched the fishermen on the quay side - and pelicans!


Pelicans everywhere, awaiting the inevitable meal.



It was quite a sight to see these birds everywhere someone was fishing.


Some had their fill and were chilling out in the sun!. Sunday dawned and we drove to the Sunday market in Harrington. It wasn't very big, but interesting all the same, and much the same as a market or Boot sale at home in UK. From here we drove to Crowdy Bay N.P., on our way to Diamond Head. This reportedly had some good views and also was likely to have wallabies in the picnic area.



Looks as if the `barby` is well under way at Harrington Sunday market.


What we hadn't bargained for was that it would all be on unmade road. We were not supposed to take the van off main roads - but we did this time, with fingers crossed! 


Bumpy to say the least!! 



Diamond Head was spectacular and there were lots of people surfing. Not that you can see many in my images. 



The camping facilities were full and there were no roos - too many people I expect. Also some unusual vans, such as this rather small one. I don`t suppose this sleeps many people at once!


We spent a couple of hours before driving through the rest of the park and onto Laurieton where we stopped and took pics over the bridge of the South Brother Mountain. It was then on the main highway back to Harrington. The van was very dusty inside and out so we spent the next hour giving it a good clean. 


The Aussies love fishing I believe? Wherever there is water there appears to be someone fishing, usually accompanied by a watchful bird! 



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