14^th December 2016 (Wednesday) – Port Macquarie to Yamba

Port Macquarie to Yamba

We travelled up to Yamba through Kemsey, Nambucca, Coffs Harbour and Grafton, stopping off at Nambucca to visit the Information Centre, plus partake in a coffee and cookie at the Boatshed and Cafe.  We also stopped in Coffs Harbour for an additional tourist map to cover the rest of the trip. The free maps offered by the Information Centres are excellent in providing road details as well as key attractions. The road north, Pacific Highway (A1), is being extensively developed to turn it into a motorway with billions of dollars being spent carving out new sections. Fortunately most of the work is to the side of the existing highway so disturbances and delays are minimal.

We were staying at the Sun Motel in Yamba a couple of hundred yards from the water’s edge. The accommodation was very comfortable and we were provided with breakfast in our room for only $7 each – great value.

Yamba sits on the edge of the Clarence River estuary with a number of sandy beaches and a well-protected harbour area, although mainly for private yachts.

Yamba and the Clarence River Estuary

We took a stroll around the coast, checked  the water temperature and walked up to the lighthouse. 

Sheila testing the water temperature

Clarence River Lighthouse

For dinner we ate at the locally recommended fish and chip shop called “Whatso”. This is rather unique in our experience catering for both the take-away and restaurant clients with seating only outside but with live music. We both had red snapper, vegetables and sweet potatoes and excellent choice. 

Clarence River Estuary