Springbrook – Nimbin – Bangalow

Awoke freezing in the middle of the night. I had to get the doona out – a huge paradigm shift for the brain that has been overheating for the last few weeks.

Enjoyed a quiet morning and headed off south towards Nimbin. Through yet more winding and narrow roads. Once we crossed the boarder into NSW, we hit roads that were so pot holed that it felt worse than driving on corrugated roads! So we took it easy and pulled over often to let the local pass. Our first NSW stop was Chillingham. A gorgeous little town. We enjoyed a lovely lunch and picked up some local fresh produce before continuing on our very picturesque journey. Passed through a gorgeous little town that’s made the best picture it can for tourists called Uki. Looked lovely. Cute little shops and nice street signs.

We then passed through hippy camps with tepees and the like. When we arrived at Nimbin we were a little disappointed. There were so many people walking around stoned and generally looking off their faces. But we found a lovely art gallery. They have some fabulous talent around the area. There was also a lovely shop with hand made hats and other clothing, and a nice organic grocery shop. We grabbed some lovely organic milk and butter and Steve enjoyed a goats milk strawberry ice-cream. It was lovely. After we were offered dope for the 4th time, we decided to move on.

We plotted a course to Byron Bay and passed through The Channon, Dunoon (and all the macadamia plantations) and Clunes and arrived at Bangalow. What a gorgeous little spot. One we really felt comfortable in, but checking out the prices, can't afford. Took a walk around the area and found all the lovely houses and fabulous traditional main street complete the stunning shops and verandah’d buildings. Just gorgeous. Camped just behind the main street in their overflow parking area in the forest. Fabulous!

Nimbin

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Bangalow Main Street

Food for ALL (you're not feeding me)!