Yamba
They have to rub it in!
There are signs everywhere about speeding but thin one took the biscuit. I could see it from a mile off and it did not make me want to slow down thats for sure. I didn’t hang aound Coffs Harbour, it seemed like a nice town but it was a bit dull and lifeless – it is winter I suppose and the only people holidaying are retired. On my way out I passed the big banana(contrete). Now I’ve seen the big banana and a big guitar and there promises to be lots more ‘big’ stuff. I wonder what next?
They seem to grow a lot of bananas in this area which is a good thing becuase they are affordable around here from the stall on the sides of the road. There was a cyclone up the coast and it destroyed lots of farmland mainly banana plantations which has caused the price to skyrocket. I was looking forward to bananas in my oats for breakfast in the mornings but when 2 bananas cost the same as a steak dinner it becomes a less viable option. I made it to Yamba just at nightfall and pitched my tent right on the edge of the beach. It was a challenge as it was dark and tent pegs don’t get much grip in sand but I eventually got set up. Sand got everywhere even in those hard to reach places but it was worth it, the sound of the waves had me comatose in no time.