Camping in the bush

Last night we camped at Mebbin National Park. Have you heard of it? No, we hadn't either, but it is very nice.

We stopped in Ballina to get the water pump replaced on the camper trailer as the old one was leaking and afterwards we went up to Nimbin. We had lunch in the park there and were entertained by a group of local Aborigines swigging from longnecks and doing dope deals with passing tourists.

Anyway, we went into the Tourist Information Centre in Nimbin ( yes. . . a strange smell in the air) and asked about camping in the hills. The lady recommended Mebbin National Park, which she said had a steep winding road but if we took it slowly should be OK. It was fine.

Mebbin is part of the whole Border Ranges/Richmond River group of National Parks along the Queensland/NSW border. It is a drier rainforest than the others but still had some lovely old figs by the creek. We had a fire which was nice, although it wasn't that cold.

Tonight we are in Lamington National Park, which is part of that same system, but on the Queensland side. Its colder, as we are higher, but sadly, no fires allowed here.

These photos are of the Border Ranges - our last look at NSW for some time and a tree in Mebbin National Park.