Last day

We are home now....flew in late last night early this morning.....so yesterday...

What better way to begin the day.....

 

  

Some last minute landmark pics.......

A novelty to stand in two states at once.....

we cruised the coast for the last time...wandering and meandering along the coast line....taking advantage of lookouts..

and then we watched the sun set on our holiday....

a perfect way to end a most fantastic and relaxing holiday......
 

Thanks for traveling along with us.....

The Most East

We travelled across the border today and out of the state....we discovered beautiful rugged coastlines.

If we were a few years younger one of us would have jumped in with a board for a surf!

 

{Cabarita headland}

From up here we were hoping to catch sight of a migrating humpback whale...

But not today.....

So onwards further down the coast...

{Byron Bay Lighthouse}

To the eastern most point on our Australian coast line..

 

and guess what????...from here in the very far distance we spotted a whale....not a clear shot but none the less exciting....

 

Days like this I wish I was wearing a pedometer......
Unlike my son I didn't scoot back up the walk way.....

We will all sleep well again tonight.

Top picks

We headed back south today....left our fantastic friends and their home .

So we churched then lunched and hit the road...so no camera shots today.

 

I asked my crew for their highlights and they gave me so much that I figure the whole trip has been a highlight.....so

 

 

Hanging with these guys has been fun....

 

We have seen water, mountains, beaches, rock pools and everything in between...

 We have taken time to smell the flowers

This guy has been awesome at driving us many kilometres to explore each day...

Staying with friends for part of the time has been a blast....way too much food eaten

Stories and jokes shared, tales of past days relived and future plans chewed over....

Some time on the tourist trail and some time off it.....

Each of us have different highlights and things we will remember......these are the days that we will remember and smile as the memories are recalled...

We still have a couple of days to go and some new territory to explore before we resume a new look living back at home.....
Thanks for checking in....I will drop you all a line when I have more reliable internet at home.

Squeaky Sand and Rock Pools

There is always things to discover ...today was...

 

Squeaky sand and rock pools

 

and the weather was just perfect for discovering both.

Beach Combing and Sugar Cane

We were up and out of the house early today for breakfast...giving our hosts a quieter start to their day....we headed to the beach....

 

It was a chilly start but we walked and enjoyed the coastline....collecting beach glass, chasing waves and spotting dream homes on the waters edge.

 

We did make a stop at a place three of us have visited before in it's hey day...sadly it is not anymore...but a right a passage we have all done now.

Another thing that we have noticed is slowly becoming non existent...sugar cane fields....but we did find some  and again were able to educate our youngest . 

So from the sea to the sugar....a great day following our nose and not the GPS....sometimes they are the best exploring adventures.

Rest for some..

When you are 16 years old and have some hard earned money burning a hole in the bank account.......shopping is a must.....
So today we took a little rest from sight seeing....had a lazy morning and then indulged her .

Her dad and brother did a great job at drinking coffee and keeping a smile on their faces.

The night sky was worth the hours we spent inside the shopping centre...