Diamond Head, Crowdy Bay National Park: Beach Kangaroos

From Port Macquarie we drove south along the scenic coastline. Up at the peak of Dooragan Mountain, we had great views up and down the coast. After lunch there, we drove out to Kattang Nature Reserve and hiked the one hour Flower Walk circuit, which afforded coastal views but may have been better in spring when the flowers are in bloom. From there we drove to our accommodation for the night – Diamond Head NP. We were told conflicting information about the length of dirt road to the campsite, so it was an unknown entity. It ended up being only 5 km of rather tame gravel road. The campsite was worth it – plenty of lovely green grass with friendly kangaroos lazily grazing. One kangaroo was even found on the beach, much to Rob’s delight, as he had missed the opportunity of seeing that when we stopped at Cape Hillsborough a couple of months ago. It rained on and off all day, but it cleared for us to enjoy a stroll along the beach at sunset.