{"id":393,"date":"2020-06-17T20:25:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T10:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2020-12-30T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T03:16:12","slug":"nsw-country-trip-15-17-jun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/06\/17\/nsw-country-trip-15-17-jun\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Country trip: 15-17 Jun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 16 &#8211; Scotts Head<\/strong><br>Another stunning day at the beach with temperatures in the low twenties. Even the sea is still warm enough to swim in, which Jen did &#8211; water temperature is 22 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arno went to hit 9 holes at the Macksville Country Club. An amazing golf course with long fairways (like 425 meters) and lots of trees \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"385\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/15\/nsw-country-trip-13-15-june\/golf-course-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"386\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/15\/nsw-country-trip-13-15-june\/golf-course-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golf-course-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But it went really well, he lost only one ball and scored 12 over par. He loved the walk and it was nice and sunny so all the ingredients for a great game of golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Arno did not bring all his camera gear on this trip (only a small one and his phone) he went out to see if he could shoot the Milky Way (which is very visible from the beach) with his new phone. And he came back with a smile on his face, it all worked well and here is one of these images:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Milky-way-seen-from-Scotts-Head-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Milky-way-seen-from-Scotts-Head-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Milky-way-seen-from-Scotts-Head-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Milky-way-seen-from-Scotts-Head-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Milky-way-seen-from-Scotts-Head-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Milky-way-seen-from-Scotts-Head-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Milky-way-seen-from-Scotts-Head.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June<\/strong> <strong>17 &#8211; Scotts Head<\/strong><br>Jen got up early to see the sun rise&#8230; Stunning views from the heads.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_8878.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_8878.jpg 640w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_8878-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunset-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunset-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunset-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to go for a bit of sightseeing today and headed for Yarriabini National park for a great lookout on Yarrahapinni mountain.  And that is was, after a 10 km dirt track (great to have a 4wheel drive) we arrived at the lookout, and it certainly was worth the drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yarriabini-lookout-3-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yarriabini-lookout-3-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yarriabini-lookout-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yarriabini-lookout-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yarriabini-lookout-3-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yarriabini-lookout-3-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yarriabini-lookout-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After this great view, we moved on to Bowraville, one of those typical country towns that you will find everywhere around Australia.  We walked through town and Arno visited the local war museum but it  was all a bit dead and desolated. We were not sure if this was a result of Covid-19 or if this town was on a downwards hill prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"395\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=395\" class=\"wp-image-395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"396\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=396\" class=\"wp-image-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"397\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=397\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bowraville-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On our return trip, we stopped for lunch in Macksville, which was great and while we were in a more lively town, picked up a few things in the shops to improve our camping experience and found a nice lamp for our house.  Jen had another great swim in the beautiful waves with the surfers and SUPpers &#8211; enjoy it while the temperatures are so kind! Mid-winter is not always this mild!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next destination is Lennox Head, 286 km from here so we&#8217;ve already packed up the annex while it is was dry and will be on the road early (maybe)&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 16 &#8211; Scotts HeadAnother stunning day at the beach with temperatures <a href=\"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/06\/17\/nsw-country-trip-15-17-jun\/\" class=\"btn btn-link continue-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nsw-north-coast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464,"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions\/464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnobrok.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}