82 - Our Introduction to Australia: Exploring Coffs Harbour

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This year, we chose to sail down to Australia in order to escape the South Pacific cyclone zone. And our first port of call was the beautiful Coffs Harbour.

We'd arrived just before a big front rolled through that brought southerly winds, so we ended up staying for longer than anticipated. Fortunately, Coffs ended up being well worth a longer look. We got to do some hiking on an island where migratory birds were nesting, visited the market and rented a car for a day to get a bit further out of town.

On this day trip, we saw our first large Australian road side attraction: The Big Banana. Note, I said FIRST... There are several here in this crazy country!

Oh, and we saw our first wild kangaroos... on a beach! I don't think it gets much more Australian than that!

Thanks for watching!

(Footage from December 2017)

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Kontinuum - Lost (feat. Savoi) [NCS Release]
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Jim Yosef - Canary [NCS Release]
Jim Yosef

[deeannec]

That's another stunning as he looks at you... good hubby.

[naldocommander]

A pleasant journey to get the facility of a panorama of the nature of . Out of the ordinary sir 😊😊😊

great episode guys. hope all is well. Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan

[stuartmcmichael]

Amy you suit your hair like that...great videos again

[helenm]

Hi Amy and David, Imagine my surprise as I was perusing the Cairns Weekend Post and there was an article about you with a photograph of Amy. Good Luck with the trip to Indonesia. Best regards Helen

[fishaholiclures]

hmmm...Now was it the Big Prawn, the Big Oyster, the Big Merino, the Big Cod, the Big Pineapple, the Big Cow, The Big Opal, Big Cray, Big Rig, Big Mower, the Big Lobster, Big Bicycle, Big Ned, Big Blue Heeler, Big Orange, Big Golden Guitar, Big Cherry....Sooo many BIG things to see in Australia, that's just a few I have seen.

[deemacvee]

Really enjoying seeing our country through your eyes. Looking forward to more. Cheers

[shannonmcafee]

Looks fantastic hope ya'll have a great time. And maybe get to learn something new.

[basiaboy]

Now that’s walking thru a banana split. Greetings from Richmond, Texas!

[JesiahMac]

A big blueberry? You'll have to come back to Nova Scotia someday to see ours! Safe travels guys :)

[lesabre]

Amy I must say your eye's are poping today very nice!

[justingraham]

I have been there lol ! You guys are awesome. You guys are featured in Cruiser magazine... Congrats!!!

[moz]

really nice and laid-back vlog guys, take care and be well

[dalebuckley]

i like how you are so nice to each other

[glowe]

Tks for getting the pronunciations spot on...well done👍

[mork]

Nice videos & like the tech battery clip. Just one question we have is how can a lovely young couple afford such a expensive boat with its ongoing upgrades. Only jealous.

[jimmcdonald]

Amazing to see one's own backyard on you tube. You'll find Australia is full of 'big' things, but the Big Banana was the first. Looks like you've made your way up to the Whitsundays, as Pentecost Island looked to be in the distance of your outro.

[robertkimbrough]

You should hookup with Free Range Sailing while you are down in Australia! I'm quite sure Troy and Pascale would love to meet up with you!

[Josef_R]

You don’t get “the most Australian moment ever” on the 2nd day.

[justprocrastinate]

Imagine if the big banana turned up at Evergreen college, My Lord