Out of the woods

I headed north to what I thought was going to be a nice quiet fishing village. It was in the Lakes district and sounded like the ideal getaway. The road led there through more tall timber and past large lakes. I was heading for Forster. And then I hit it. It was so busy. Another town on an inlet that led to ocean. I actually stayed in Tuncurry which is across the bridge from Forster.
Evidently it has a lot of retirees but also holiday makers by the size of the apartments overlooking the water. Driving around there was definitely not a relaxing exercise.
Loud fast cars also predominate in some of these areas.
Finding a xpot for my tent was also a challenge with the number of permanent annexes making the whole park claustrophobic. I did evetually find a spot - up the back- next to the oyster cleaning sheds that was a bit better.
I had two days there, one being wet, and couldn't wait to leave.
So onto Nambucca heads and through more trees.
It was fine until I was nearly there and then the rain started again. I found a nice cafe looking at the ocean on a cliff(even though the ocean was covered in fog). Right next to when the rain stopped was a caravan park that gave me a haven among the ferns and trees and palms, where I had noone around me. The ocean was ove the hill and I managed a walk into town and around the heads and back the next day - all in the sun! They have a big river and where the inlet comes in the rocks along the water are covered in graffiti. Apparently they like it.

I am now in Ballina, after passing Grafton, where everthing is old and historical. North of there were can fields and the road followed a river. It was very open and tall metal bridges spanned the river with warning lights in case the bridge opened.
I discovered the best cafe so far sitting on the ocean in Ballina. It helped that the morning was perfect and the dolphins were playing in pods just out past the surfers.