Mon 25 Nov 2013 - Surf at Ben Boyd National Park

It was another overcast day and, without the sun to wake us up, we slept in until 8.00am so it was a late take off from Cann River but at least it wasn't raining. I drove for an hour, across the border into NSW and almost to Eden and then turned off into Ben Boyd National Park, and down to Saltwater Creek, along an old logging road, as Rodger had read that there's a good, sheltered spot for surfing here.

 It was a pretty little beach and we went for a lovely walk, through a tea tree wood, following the coast. There were now patches of blue sky and bursts of sunshine. We had a lucky escape as just ahead of us, a branch suddenly fell off a tree and crashed to the ground.

The surf wasn't big enough yet, but we met some other surfers who were waiting for after high tide to have a go, so we went back to our van and had lunch and a read until the tide started to go down and then Rodger and the other guys went in and got a few nice waves. 

I saw some kangaroos and lots of holes made by the bandicoots as they dug for truffles. By the time Rodger came back, got changed and put his board on the car it was 5.00pm, but we decided not to stay at the camping ground there because mozzies were already coming out and it was $10 each, without any showers.

We drove towards Eden and called into 3 caravan parks on the way in. The first wasa good price but had no BBQ, the next was $35, but the third was $23, beautifully equipped, spotlessly clean and right on the shore of Nullica Bay.

We cooked our dinner and, as the wind had dropped, we sat and looked out over the Bay as we ate. It was the best part of the day, as the sky had cleared and the sun was out. It looks like it will be a good day tomorrow.

As we lay in bed in the van, we could listen to the sound of the tide washing onto the shore.