Newcastle

“Slip slidin’ away
Slip slidin’ away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you’re slip slidin’ away”

– Paul Simon

The next stop on my trip was Newcastle. This stop was to break up a 15-hour drive between Byron Bay and my next destination, the Blue Mountains. To reach the Blue Mountains I would have to drive past the top of Sydney towards Australia’s capital of Canberra.

Anyway, Newcastle was a single night rest from the 8 hours drive from Byron Bay. It was also a stay in a hotel. Now I have spent over two months camping and sharing 6-person room dorm hostels. The hotel room stay and my first hot bath in 2 months was fantastic. I even raided the bar fridge. Ahhhh, civilization!! So, here are just a few pics of Newcastle as I was back on the road to the Blue Mountains at 6 am the next morning. I did manage to get a picture with my finger as reference of an Australian mosquito or “mozzy” as they call them. As you can see, they are at least 10-20 times the size of our Canadian variety. My finger did survive.