Ticked this off the bucket list, standing at the most Easterly point of Australia’s Mainland - Byron Bay.

Unfortunately we were unable to bring the Fids because it is National Park so they stayed with Friends near by. The lighthouse is beautiful and the ocean is alive with dolphins, birds and if your lucky, whales. The shops around Byron are great and drop in to Stone and Wood Brewery to sample there craft beers, a must. There are many towns around this region, Nimbin, Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads just to name a few that offer unique shopping experiences.

If you are looking for a top free stay camp spot head to the Mann River. in-between Grafton and Glen Innes. Such a beautiful river and nice grassy camp sites right on the river. There are no facilities here so you need to be self sufficient. Also no phone service or internet.

NOTE: If it is wet weather be aware as both bridges in do flood. There is another way out up over the range but that is not recommended for caravans. We had to to it because the bridges flooded We were so lucky when we got to the bottom of the range 2 logging trucks came up. There was no way either of us could have passed so we were very lucky.

What a great old town. Would love to have spent more time here, part of the Celtic Country. The Standing Stones are very Interesting and they have a Scottish festival each year which I think would be fun to see. Glen Innes is full of history and old buildings so worth a couple of days here to look around.

We stayed at the free stay on the creek at Wallabadah. Council do like a donation if you stay here so its not exactly free but it is worth a few days here. The Memorial gardens are a memorial to the 1st and 2nd Fleet. All the convict and Officers names are on display. To wander around the garden it is great with all the history but it wasn’t until I threw the drone up I discovered the gardens are a map of Australia, amazing. There are are towns around the area offering fresh produce. The Sunflower trail is also fun to do when in season. The dogs and Miss Woody loved going through the Sunflower fields.

Where do I start with the Blue Mountains? It is so vast you can spend a lot of time here. One side you must visit the three sisters at Katoomba. You can take pets out to the platform but not through the trails along the base.

The other side of the Blue Mountains is Bilpin. There are 2 Cider Companies offering different flavoured Ciders made from the local apples which Bilpin is famous for. So pop in to sample Bilpin Cider Co. & Hillbilly Ciders. Pets are welcome. Currently there is a Gin distillery being built. The honey is amazing in this region too.