A Few Days at North Haven and a Little Further North.

Time to get away before the sedentary period that will be coming up after the 26th May when I will have my prostrate removed.

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Camden Haven River and North Brother Mountain.
 Camden Haven breakwater was first built in the late 1890's.

There's more in that stomach than there will be at the end of the month.

Going after the catch.

Going after the catch.

The weed collectors.

There's more trees growing along the wall now.

The wave walker.

The wave walker.

Ship of Gold.

As the sun sets Lynn talks to a lady from Ryde.

North Haven Beach.

Looks like he means business.

Not quite summer.

Heading Home.

Just remembered that they left the toaster on.

Reflections in the weed pond.

Reflection in the pond opposite the motel.

Home away from home.

Has to rain sometime.

A Striated Heron  (Mangrove Heron)  puts up with the rain
 but, eventually catches a snack (right).

Striated Heron  (Mangrove Heron).

View from under the 'brella.

These Welcome Swallows weren't enjoying the wet conditions.

View from Dunbogan.

View from Dunbogan.

Gliding down the river.

Wating for the ferry.

Time to spruce up a bit.

View from Dunbogan while eating the second best hot chips in NSW.

Yes, but do they have a Hyundai i30 ?

And its little sister followed in a little later.

"How many times have I told you, get a proper haircut!"
 Crested Terns and Silver Gulls.

Red-nippered Marsh Crab   (Parasesarma erythrodactyla).

Bato's Rest, south wall Camden Haven.

Intermediate Egrets.

The 'Breakthrough', Gogley's Lagoon.

A young Catfish.

Leather Jacket.

Huey, Dewey and Louie.

This Australian Pelican only has eyes for you.

Dunbogan Beach.

Grey Kangaroo near Kylie's Hut.

Looking north from North Brother Mountain (Dooragan).

Looking south from North Brother Mountain (Dooragan).

Storm clouds.

Flood sign at Laurieton.

Sunset near the Queen's Lake outlet.

The North Haven Laurieton bridge.

He has a nice outlook.

Still there.

Bill walks the North Haven Beach.

Mid morning gold.

The sky reflected.

Dolphind patrol the beach.

Crushed.

Shadowy.

Abandoned.

Seashell by the seashore.

Will I get back before it rains?

Tacking Point Lighthouse is Australia's third oldest lighthouse.
 It was built about 8 kilometres south of Port Macquarie in 1879.

Only 3 people thought it might be fun on this very rough, windy day.

Gloriosa superba or Glory Lily  (nasty weed). I found this growing alongside the breakwall.

It (Glory Lily) became its own wreath.

Stinkhorn Fungi, and I think the yellow one is a Stink-horn Netted Fungi.
 Growing in wood chips in the Wall Reserve.

The wind came up today.

The seas were big today.

The seas were big today.

The seas were big today, and these were several 100 metres off shore.

One for the pan.

It wasn't too cold for Miss Ruby.

The seagulls were looking for somewhere soft to land in the strong winds.

This was the first time we had seen a kangaroo near the breakwall.

The mountain put on a nice display for our last morning here.

Looking towards Trial Bay across Front Beach, from South West Rocks.

Looking north from South West Rocks.

Looking north over Horseshoe Bay from South West Rocks.

Its rude to point, at South West Rocks.

The Trial Bay Gaol was established in 1876 as an experimental Public
Works Gaol. Work started in 1877, but was not completed until 1886,
partly due to difficulties in working the hard stone.

Severe storms and increasing costs had seen only some 300 metres of the planned 1500 metre break wall completed.

And this wasn't even a severe storm.

You can smile, you didn't have to work on the wall.

Big seas didn't worry the Silver Gull.

Framed by surf.

Nambucca Heads.

Painted rocks, Nambucca Heads.

Painted rocks, Nambucca Heads.

Nambucca Heads.

Enjoying the water views at Nambucca Heads.

Godwits and Gull, Nambucca Heads.

Water Lilly at Cattai Wetlands.

Water Lillies at Cattai Wetlands.

Water Lillies and bee at Cattai Wetlands.

Golden Whistler, Pied Butcherbid and Black Swan at Cattai Wetlands.

Jacana (Lotus Bird) at Cattai Wetlands.

Cameras:  Canon PowerShot SX60 HS and Sony DSC-W690.