Thursday, March 15, 2007

From Nelson Bay To Newcastle

Newcastle is a forgotten gem on the NSW northern coast. For many who have never visited it, Newcastle is seen as a coal mining port, of dirty factories and polluted skies. Nothing could be further from the truth.


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It has sensational surf beaches and the magnificent Lake Macquarie. These places are havens for water lovers with great waves to play around in at the beach and a beautiful lake which sees yacht club races across the weekend. Lakeside there are numerous pleasant sitting, picnicking and walking spots.

We left Nelson Bay on Saturday morning and took in some of the sights of Newcastle on our way to visit Michael and Janet in Newcastle and stay the night. Michael enjoys his red wine so the evening was pleasant with lovely red wine and a BBQ meal.

We tried not to over indulge as we had a 700k drive the next day to Burleigh Waters on the Gold Coast.

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