Archives for November 2012

On Mike’s birthday we woke up and headed straight out to the dunes. We were camping at Myall Lakes where big sandy dunes separate the sea from the bush.

We ran around a bit before things started to feel a bit too familiar. We joked that if you angled the camera to avoid the ocean… it looked just like the desert of Abu Dhabi.

Later in the day we drove up the coast to Port Macquarie. We checked out the lighthouse and the amazing view of Lighthouse Beach.

In the evening I decorated our hotel room while Mike was out. We decided to splurge on a meal out in honor of his birthday (but still ended up splitting it… everything is just so expensive!)

After dark we took a surprisingly delicious chocolate cake out on the beach to celebrate with candles and sparklers. It’s a good thing I stocked up on birthday supplies a few days before while he wasn’t looking!

Happy Birthday, Mike!

xo, jill 

After leaving Newcastle (for the first time) we headed a bit further up the coast and camped at Myall Lakes. It was fun to break out all of our camping gear and put it to the test. The good news is our tent is super easy to set up. We’ve got it down to about a 2 minute process!

Myall Lakes National Park is gorgeous. We arrived just before dark and hurried to fit in a short bushwalk before dinner. It was my first time out in Australian nature and I was just a tiny bit uneasy. You hear about all the animals and insects that can kill you here… Luckily, we didn’t run into anything too scary. Mostly just birds darting through the trees.

We stayed out a bit too late and ended up cooking in the dark… but I like these photos, so I think it was worth it.

First Australian camping experience goes down as a success!

xo, jill