Again, I decide that this is not the place for me, in that it's like Coffs with out the diving, but the town is closer and this affords me time to watch a movie before I leave on the bus. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' with Johnny Depp who's brilliant as a Keith Richard pirate. Leaving on the bus I feel that in retrospectively I probably should stayed at Bellingen, however I know that it more of a chill out point and I needed to get moving down the coast.
It's dark by the time I'm in New Castle and all I can think of is sleep. The YHA here I lovely, especially the ballroom complete with leather sofas, open fires and chandelier; it's just a shame the receptionist was a miserable git.