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We began the day with watching the sunrise from Box Beach. Although it was tough to get up so early in the morning, especially I am not a morning person, but the view was worth the effort. Just check out the photos yourself.... We then headed to Fingal Bay, hoping to cross the spit to Fingal Island and Port Stephens Lighthouse. The track started with a walk in the bushland on a firetrail. It led us up a very steep sand hill to the top, then follow the sand down to the spit. The view was beautiful on the way down to the beach while the sun was still rising at the background.     Unfortunately, the spit was not exposed at low tide today and we cannot cross to Fingal Island. The wave was coming over the spit at opposite directions and the current was strong. Fingal spit, or sometimes referred to as the death trap, has claimed at least 15 lives of people who attempted to cross and got swept away by the sea. Anything ab...

Yacaaba Headland is the northern headland of Port Stephens. The walking track is a short but steep walk. It was extra strenuous when we attempted it under the sun, at midday, of a 30 degrees Celsius day. We walked from Bennetts Beach car park. It was a struggle to even get out of the car. As soon as I opened the car door, I can feel the heat immediately. Probably wouldn't recommend this walk in such a warm day, especially at midday, if you have a choice. However, that was not going to stop us today.     The walk started with a walk along Bennetts Beach to the south end of the beach. The track climb steeply up a formed track until you reach a point with a glance of the view facing north. You could see the northern coastline, Bennetts Beach,  Jimmys Beach, Hawkes Nest and Tea Garden.     The track then climb more steeper, rougher, and rockier to the to...

The walk started from Wondabyne Station. It is a very short station with the length of less than one carriage. Remember to tell the train driver that you are getting off at Wondabyne Station otherwise they won't stop, and make sure you are getting out at the back door of the rear carriage. The walk started off with a steep climb, about 100m, from the station to the plateau. Once you reached the top, it is a fairly flat walk on the fire trail before turning off left for the track to Pindar Cave. The track continues along the ridge with a few big rocks to climb up and jump down. The track probably doesn't have much visitors as there were a lot of spider webs along the way. Watch out for the spiders. We walked passed Mount Pindar lookout with a nice view over Hawkesbury river. As we walked further, the track became more overgrown and we started to get scratches from the trees and plants growing into the track. Pi...