Port Macquarie

After 8 days in the Melbourne West Mission for Zone Conferences, we returned to Sydney for a day, then took off for the long holiday weekend (I don't remember what holiday it is, only that we have Monday off). Most senior couples who could, left on Friday and went somewhere. The senior sisters, Warbys and Oldroyds headed north. We went to Port Macquarie and met Warbys there on Saturday. They went to Newcastle on Friday.
Port Macquarie is a resort town on the coast of NSW. It is a delightful town with lots of restaurants and beaches. Early on Saturday morning I was up and out taking pictures of some of the beach areas as I did my walk-run.
Later in the morning we drove to Timbertown Heritage Park which is an old restored timber town, with a steam train complete with a train robbery, authentic houses, carriage rides, paddle boats on the lake, oxen, jailhouse, general store, old school house, etc.
On the way back we stopped at a house selling outdoor Christmas decorations cut out of wood. One of the popular Aussie Christmas songs is Six White Boomers (kangaroos)so we had to take a picture of Santa's sleigh being pulled by white boomers. Then we visited the Koala Reserve. We just can't get enough of those cute, cuddly koala bears. At the Koala Reserve when Jay went to pick up his camera off the seat of the car, he found it missing. He thought he left it at Timbertown on the picnic bench when we ate lunch. We drove back and it was gone. For the rest of the afternoon and evening he felt really bad. However, the next morning, when he went to get his shoes out of the car he found it on the floor of back seat under the front seat. He was very happy. Missionary Blessings.
Beaches at Port Macquarie
More beach views.
Beach
More beach and camping sites.
Timbertown.
Mighty big tree.
Train Station.
Steam Engine.
Train robbery.
At the train station. L-R Sister Wooley, Sister McKnight, Sister McLaughlin, Back row - Guess who?
School.
General Store in Timbertown.
Timbertown oxen.
Carriage rides.
Neat house in Timbertown.
Elizabeth in trouble again.
Jailbirds.
Six (actually 4) white boomers.
Elizabeth and Jay at Koala Reserve.
Wonderful Koalas. We can't get enough of them.

Elizabeth and Joyce Warby petting a koala. In NSW you are not allowed to hold a koala bear, only pet it. In Queensland you can hold them.

Koalas have two fingers and two thumbs.
Feeding a quill.
Beautiful bird.
Lovable Wallaby.
Feeding the spider monkeys.
Lizard and beautiful flowers.
A face only a mother could love.
Want a pet lizard?