Port Macquarie

Hey Everybody!

After Sydney we got the Greyhound coach to Port Macquarie which is situated 388 KM or 241 Miles north from Sydney. Port Macquarie is classed as a city but feels more like a small town, it is connected to a rain forest and all the water in the town is salt water because it is so close to the ocean. On some days if you go up to river you can see wild Dolphins.

We had a really good time visiting Port Macquarie, we stayed there for three nights and got see many wonderful things. On the first day we visited the Koala Hospital which was located about 2km walk to where we was staying and it is the only one in the entire world. We went on a free tour and found out that the place was founded and ran by volunteers. We also found out the Koala's sleep up to18 hours a day and eat for the remainder. Many people say they sleep so much because the side effects from eucalyptus leaves they eat but this is nothing but a myth.

In the hospital they are care for up to 33 Koalas at a time and each has a different injury from bite marks from dogs, missing limbs to bacterial infections. For the volunteers to know which Koala is which all are given a chip and a name. Each Koala is named by first the location it was found and then they give the person who reported it the choice of the second name. One Koala was called Private Bernard, this was because he was found and lived across the road from the private hospital. Most of the Koala's are re released into the wild but for Private he had to have both his eyes removed and is a permanent resident at the hospital. We also managed to see Kangaroos along the way. 

They sleep like this 18 hours a day

The next day we done what was known as the light house walk, it is a 9km designated walk that goes along the coast past the beaches, through the rain forest until you reach the light house. The views and beaches along the way were spectacular but by the end of it we was pretty tired. Check out the views....

Hope all are well

Jon