We arrived in Port Macquarie, which is the quaintest airport, and were picked up by Mark’s wonderful parents, Ron and Joan. The beautiful drive back to their house was filled with the most beautiful countryside and a flock of literally thousands of giant bats. Once we got settled and were fed dinner we were off to bed. I am sure that there are many more details that were involved in our 72-hour day but now that it is in the past I seem to have forgotten some of them. So I will simply continue with our adventures.
Our first morning, after a delicious gluten-free breakfast, we went for a walk along the lake. I now realize what it is that Mark is going on about all of the time. This country is beautiful. The new flora (with the occasional decoration of gigantic spiders) is delightful to behold. The warm breeze through the gum trees produces the most wonderful summertime smell. Much to my delight we have been blessed with excellent weather (not too hot with the accompaniment of wind). We also wandered through the lovely town of Laurieton, bought some provisions, and had a lovely lunch on the porch.
After a restful afternoon, Ron took us to North Haven beach, which was amazing, and we spent our time soaking up sunrays (and not getting burnt) and swimming in the ocean. We strolled up the inlet and observed dolphins, a giant sea turtle, and a couple of charming pelicans. While the sun did take its toll on our energy level the afternoon was magical.
The next day Joan and I went to the Billabong Koala park, which had a collection of fabulous animals and birds. The during the rest of our stay we walked around Port Macquarie, ate well, drank lots of tea, and played a few games of skip-bo. Finally it was time to leave and we hopped back onto the plane to Sydney.
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