Monday - Port Macquarie to Nambucca Heads (168kms)

After a good sleep we woke up at 7:30am and had a quick breakfast before packing up just in time to avoid the shower that had appeared over us.  By 8:30 we were on the highway heading north; we had a Mc-wifi stop at Kempsey Mcdonalds before jumping back on the highway.

First official tourist stop of the day was at the infamous Fredo pies in Fredrickton; they have 160 recipes in their books, and bake 50 varieties each day.  We decided on 1 kangaroo and 1 pork, chilli, honey and garlic pie, which we split both in 2 to have half each - delicious!

Back on the road we made a slight detour off the highway to the pictureque South West Rocks, and Laggers Point, which housed the impressive Trial Bay Gaol.  Opened in 1886 it was a station prison constructed to carry out a public work - the contruction of the seawall by prison labour, which never got finished, and the gaol closed in 1903.  It was opened back up again in 1915 as a enemy alien internment camp, for 500 elite German men.  They were held there until the end of the war and then deported back to Germany.

Next stop was Nambucca Heads for lunch and to stop in at the visitors information for accomodation options.  The lovely lady in there called a local camping ground and we were soon checked in at Foreshore Caravan Park.  Our pitch was overlooking the inner harbour along the Nambucca River.

We walked into town, browsed the shops and visited the library.  Back to the campervan and we had a nice cold beer and cooked dinner.  A lovely evening spent drinking, watching the birds over the water and chatting by candle light!