Pacific Coast

1. Introduction

This describes a driving trip from Sydney, up the Pacific Highway to Brisbane, on to Noosa Heads, and then a return via the New England Highway.

There was about a week of total travel time in this trip. Although there was a lot of driving involved, interesting and varied scenery was not hard to find with some detours of the main roads.

Contents:

• Mid-North Coast
  Taree, Laurieton and Port Macquarie
• North Coast
  Kempsey, Coffs Harbour through to Ballina
• Byron Bay
  Dramatic scenery and a party culture.
• Brisbane
  Exploring the state capital
• Sunshine Hinterland
  Glasshouse Mountains and Waterfall district
• Sunshine Coast
  Caloundra through to Noosa Heads
• Gold Coast
  The high-rise night-life capital
• New England
  Waterfall Way, Armidale and Tamworth