We got up this morning and we helped ourselves to the free breakfast. The sun was out and we can tell that it's starting to get warmer, so we asked Keith if it was still ok to use the bikes? When he said yes, we put on our helmets and rode into town.
We started by cycling through a place called Kooloonbung Creek Nature Reserve, which was pretty crazy: sometimes we'd be out in the open and the next we'd be in thick bushes on dirt-tracks - it was like something out of LOST!
Afterwards we cycled into town and along the coast to some of the secluded beaches. After a short rest we cycled off the track and up into the hills, where we stopped on a bench looking at the ocean, and had a sarnie that Nikki had made for us this morning.
Next we rode back along the coast and across town to the Koala Hospital. This is where sick koalas are taken when they've been injured - some are attacked by cats or dogs and some are hit by cars or involved in bush fires. We were able to get up close to some of them, who just sit about in low trees whilst they're rehabilitating and also watched one get hand-fed by one of the staff.
This morning we'd made enquiries about a Whale Watching Cruise and one company had mentioned that if we signed up with them, then they'd also let us go out on a sunset-cruise for free. So, on our way back from the Koala Hospital we dropped off the bikes and headed down to the harbour where we climbed aboard this small boat. We were taken out onto the river and around the Port Macquarie National Reserve, where koalas and kangaroos live in the wild - unfortunately we didn't see any, but when we were heading back to shore as the sun was setting we did see some dolphins who were swimming by our boat!
Tonight, Nikki made us a chilli for our tea and we sat and watched another film with the same guy as last night - we're like an unofficial film club!
Yep, it's definitely getting warmer - white bits here we come!
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