Coff If You Know What A Muttonbird Is

Manda writes:

Temperatures are supposed to get cooler the further south we go. We are experiencing something of a heatwave and the locals seem fed up with the heat. In the mid to high 30 (degrees Celcius)'s, this is a good 10 degrees higher than what it would normally be at this time of year. As such, it can be a little tiring racing around day-after-day in the sun, so we took it easy today.

Ian and I sat in the communal lounge area in the caravan park, drinking cold cans of Fanta, watching TV and chatting with another couple who were due to leave Coffs Harbour later that day. They didn't have glowing reports about the place - after a week here, their highlight was being given a clog during a visit to the clog factory; they couldn't wait for the bus to come along and take them to their next destination!

In the early hours of the evening, we went over to the jetty at Coffs Harbour. The harbour was clustered with white yachts, sparkling in the sunlight. There was a peaceful feel to the area. We could hear the sound of the waves crashing softly and occasionally against the harbour. The sky was a lovely yellowy-orange colour as the sun was about to set behind the mountainous area to the west of the town. With this in mind, Ian and I ran over to Muttonbird Island - along a breakwall that joins the harbour to the island - and up a hill. The views from up here of Coffs Harbour looked lovely. The orange sky provided the perfect background for the boats in silhouette.

Coff's Harbour at sunset, as viewed from Muttonbird Island.

Muttonbird Island is a cute name for an island. This island is where muttonbirds congregrate after migration. They can be found here from August/September time. We didn't spot any as it is not the right season - all we saw was their poop on the pathway! Nice!

Manda on Muttonbird Island.