Angourie: Day 14
Katy, Hero and I went to town on Saturday morning to book another place to stay-in until Tuesday. However, as well as booking a new place I was told our changeover day was Saturday not Sunday. Oops. In the excitement of finding our apartment I had booked only three nights. It was 9 and we had until 10 to clear out. Fortunately we got a place in the same complex so it wasn’t too distressing but everyone pulled out the stops to pack up and move out.
After that we decided to take a trip to the world famous surf beach at Angourie within a National Park. It is about 4 km south of Yamba and is made up of a few dozen beach houses, a café and restaurant. The beach itself is down a 2 km dirt track through the National Park.
To get to the beach you have to weave through a magical boarded pathway that takes you out to an incredible expanse of sky. Further through the dunes and between two peaks the beach opens up into a white crescent of beach and an aquamarine sea with perfect rolls of breaking waves.
This was the best surf James and I had experienced and some of the longest distances I have travelled on a surfboard. Today was Jude and James’ last day so we were keen to spend as much time as we could in the water.
What we didn’t plan for was the rapidly moving thunderstorm across the mountain and heading our way. We quickly gathered our things together and made our way up the hill to the car park before the downpour. The climate is more tropical further north of Sydney and you got the sense that it was time for a downpour. There is a strong sense of calm and relief after the rain.
It only started to rain on our way back into Yamba and it was relatively short. Amazingly within a few minutes the streets were dry again. On the way back we booked a pizza and pasta restaurant as it was our last night together.
Many restaurants on the coast are BYO so James and I got some beer and wine while everyone settled in at the table. We had a great last supper and afterwards headed home where we watched some Aussie Rules. James talked us through the game that after awhile became pretty easy to follow. I didn’t all see it through to the end but Sydney won.
After that we decided to take a trip to the world famous surf beach at Angourie within a National Park. It is about 4 km south of Yamba and is made up of a few dozen beach houses, a café and restaurant. The beach itself is down a 2 km dirt track through the National Park.
To get to the beach you have to weave through a magical boarded pathway that takes you out to an incredible expanse of sky. Further through the dunes and between two peaks the beach opens up into a white crescent of beach and an aquamarine sea with perfect rolls of breaking waves.
This was the best surf James and I had experienced and some of the longest distances I have travelled on a surfboard. Today was Jude and James’ last day so we were keen to spend as much time as we could in the water.
What we didn’t plan for was the rapidly moving thunderstorm across the mountain and heading our way. We quickly gathered our things together and made our way up the hill to the car park before the downpour. The climate is more tropical further north of Sydney and you got the sense that it was time for a downpour. There is a strong sense of calm and relief after the rain.
It only started to rain on our way back into Yamba and it was relatively short. Amazingly within a few minutes the streets were dry again. On the way back we booked a pizza and pasta restaurant as it was our last night together.
Many restaurants on the coast are BYO so James and I got some beer and wine while everyone settled in at the table. We had a great last supper and afterwards headed home where we watched some Aussie Rules. James talked us through the game that after awhile became pretty easy to follow. I didn’t all see it through to the end but Sydney won.
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