North Coast - Day 4

Slept like crap.  Hurrah.  Felt like I was awake half the night.  Certainly felt that way in the morning - zombie tired.

Jeff and Ruth

We got ready and left at 8:07. 

Stu stopped on the road out of town so I could get some close up photos of the goldilockses.  Another flower we don't get in Canberra.  Miss these things.

Goldilockses aka coreopsis

Goldilockses aka coreopsis

Saw the Memorial Garden at Clybucca, but only in passing - we should definitely stop there next time we're up this way.  Until the bypass and bridge opened, the turn off to South West Rocks was further south so hadn't actually seen it before.

Clybucca Memorial Garden

Crossing the Hastings River

Crossing the Hastings River

Stopped in Port for breakfast at the Scottish Restaurant and get petrol.

Oceania by Anthony Flanders

Sculpture on the Oxley Highway and Sovereign Drive roundabout

And then we drove.  And drove and drove and drove.

We listened to two episodes of Thirteen Minutes to the Moon.  I dozed for a while because I couldn't keep my eyes open.  

Bridge over the Hunter River

Bridge over the Hawkesbury River

The trip back through Northconnex was better - we didn't have to stop.

Northconnex

Northconnex

Northconnex

We made it all the way through to Sutton Forest without stopping (I did offer to swap driving, although it was probabaly safer having Stu drive for most of it).  Had the Scottish Restaurant for a late lunch, and got petrol, then I drove the rest of the way home (I was feeling much more awake by this point).  

Got home at 16:40.  Too tired to do anything much, and had pizza for dinner.  And David even put the bins out.  Bestest brother ever!