So, we left the fabulous Northern NSW Coast line behind us and travelled south giving Crescent Head a miss as the winds and weather wasn't right to surf. Traveling south on the Pacific Highway was a real eye-opener. The massive roadworks going on, for miles and miles and miles.   In talking to one of the guys in Corindi, working on one part of the upgrade, he said the completion is scheduled for the end of 2020. Each upgrade section has its own cement p...

Wednesday was a brilliant day so went up to Red Rock, only a couple of clicks north, with the kayaks. A small estuary, ideal for kayak fishing.   I decided on a walk around the estuary on an excellent track and boardwalk recently installed, while Bill went fishing. Turned out he went catching instead, with an incredible 1.1m flathead, which towed him 30 metres across the sandbar and back, until he managed to bring it to the surface. He couldn't believe t...

Northern NSW coast is amazing! We love Corinidi Beach and is the perfect start to our trip. After setting up yesterday, we took our drinks and sat on the grassy headland, on the cliffs high above Corindi Beach. With the gulls hovering on the thermals and dusk just starting to fall it was the perfect backdrop to our first night's camp and four days looking for surf at Arrawarra and maybe Safety Beach.   No luck this morning though – wind too strong...

Yay! Finally the time has come! The incredible amount of preparation that Bill has done to make us safe and 100% self-sufficient and the big house spring clean, done in this horrible summer heat, to make sure the house is perfect for our two lots of house-sitters, is complete.The van is already hooked up, the kayaks are on the roof-racks with a couple of the longer fishing rods, the surf board yet to be strapped on the van in the morning and we are ready to jus...

All packed and champing at the bit to get going. On the road by 7am and a drive straight through to Nairobi. We arrive back at the hotel around 1:30pm. Grab all my stuff, which I almost managed to fit in my big pack, but there are the odd things I will need to manipulate into my other bag. I am sure I will get it all in somehow.I have booked a room for half a day so I can scrub my boots, hang out some damp washing to dry properly, shower and actually put o...