Day 90 - Coffs Harbour, 25th September 2025

We enjoyed a sleep in again this morning and rolled out of bed about 8.15am. We weren’t in any hurry this morning so enjoyed a leisurely coffee and did a load of washing before we headed out.

First stop was into town to the visitor centre to get some info. This ended up being the most difficult part of the day. We walked up and down, browsed a little market, just about gave up hope of finding it and then came across it in the middle of the shopping centre.

At least once we found it they were helpful. We followed their advice and made our way to the Beacon Hill Lookout. There were magnificent views on both sides!



We drove down to the harbour and walked across to Muttonbird Island. It was a very steep but very scenic walk to the top.





It was well worth the climb! At the other end of the island we spotted whales, dolphins and turtles! It was absolutely stunning- I could have stayed all day! 





After walking back to the mainland we wandered around looking for a cafe.



We found what looked to be a nice place for coffee, at the Breakwall cafe in the Coffs Harbour Yacht Club. What a disappointment! The coffee was nice but the service was appalling from the young staff working there. Attitude from the minute we walked in, simply because I asked about the size of the coffees. Will not be returning there.
Left there with a bad taste in our mouths and headed to the Orara East State Forest. The view from the Forest Sky Pier was sensational.




A bit further up we found the Gumgali Track, a 1.3 kilometre interpretative walk telling the story of the Black Goanna. 




At the end of the track was the Korora Lookout which gave beautiful views of Coffs.




Our final stop for the day was, of course, the Big Banana. 





We couldn’t resist trying the food. Between us, we sampled the banana fritter, banana split and frozen chocolate coated banana. All were delicious and well worth the calories lol! 



Back to camp for a bit of chilling before dinner and cards. The trophy is back in the Menner’s van!







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