Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie and I got off on the wrong foot because we are staying in such a crappy caravan park. My first impression was based on the Sundowner Breakwall park which is the worst caravan park we have stayed on so far. They don't give you concrete slabs for your annexe, you have to camp on dirt and sand. And talking of dirt and sand, their amenities are filthy. It is a huge park with over 260 sites, so there are a LOT of people using the amenities. Surely they should clean them twice a day to keep up with the mess that people make!

Anyway, I spent the first five or so days here thinking that Port Macquarie sucked. I'm over that now,... now that I've had a chance to explore the rest of the town. The rest of Port Macquarie does not suck. In fact, it is quite cool. Some of the week's highlight include eating out at the Pancake Place (my favourite food from my favourite valentine), walking along the Breakwall at twilight, cruising the Hastings River mouth and canals in a little boat, checking out the regional art gallery. I also have to mention one place that was absolutely fantastic - it is a shop called "In It @ Port". It is one of those funky gift shops like LOOT or whatever, but so much better. The people who run the store must have a great eye, because everything in there was gorgeous. I would love to go back there and do my Christmas shopping for every female friend and relative all in one gorgeous hit. Anyway, had to mention it. They were great.

Grace has been teething the past couple of days. That means that we don't get much sleep and hence we are grumpy and growling at each other. It also mucks up our routine as both of us try to tag team. While one catches up on their sleep, the other babysits Grace. Having a toddler in a caravan is definitely challenging.

[sigh]