20120215 NSW Newcastle

20120215 We stopped at a lovely spot on the New South Wales coastline called Forster, I made a pizza for lunch & we ate it on the cliff of Forster with beer in hand (for me only).

My Pizza

View form the Cliff at Forster

View form the Cliff at Forster


Dess loving my Pizza.
We stop at Nora Heads to take in the view, walk along the rocky shore and check out the old Light house built in 1903 and who's first principal keeper was William Henry Williams.


 Nora Heads Light House built in 1854 and surroundings.
                           At the base of the Light House            Nora Heads Light House
Time to move on we have some friend in Newcastle whom we meet in Allora on our way home from Summerset Dam (Shane & Carolyn) whom we will stay with for a couple of days.  We arrived with a very warm welcome set up then it was time for drinks.  Zac there son made us one of the nicest pizza I have ever had (Thank you Zac).  We had a verity of mixed drinks consisting of Port, Wine, Drambuie,Benaditean and Beer a great night was had by all.
Carolyn & Shane were kind enough to loan us their car for the day so we drove from Newcastle to the Entrance along the coast line just taken it all in.

16-02-2012-Had lunch at an old mining towns pub "Catho" this would make for a great ride & a huge night, they have bands on every Friday & Saturday night (a great country pub).

Catho Pub
Apparently this sign is a symbol of a doggy politician who was taken bribes under the table for the development in & around Coffs.

17-02-2012- Carolyn had the day off & she was kind enough to show us around some highlights in Newcastle.  We went through the town centre on to the wharf and many more fabulous sites as shown below.
Town Centre
Ocean Baths

Paddle pools for the very young Ash would love to be let loose in here.

Scinec Views

Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle


Location: Newcastle NSW, Australia

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