1-8 February 2013
Lily, Janet, Kaylene, U.David, A.Cath, Evan and I stayed for a week at Korora Bay Village Resort, Coffs Harbour.
Friday 1/2, the Seeto's came over, before we piled all the luggage and foodstuff into the blue bus and I drove us up. Shopping at Flemington for last minute asian groceries and then on to the freeway just before 12noon. Lunch stop at Beresfield Hungry Jacks then another stop at Taree to fill up, before arriving at the resort around 7pm. Late check-in so Janet followed the instructions to get our key and direct us to our unit, no. 2. By the time we unpacked, the kitchen and fridge was stocked. A. Cath set about cooking up the first item on our holiday menu: Stir fried noodles. U.David and A. Cath got the main bedroom, Lily, Janet and Kaylene were in the 2nd bedroom which had 2 beds and 1 portable bed made up. I got the other portable bed in the lounge and we made up another portable bed for Evan, also in the lounge. Lucky the lounge had more space than the kitchen.
Saturday 2/2, after an impromptu breakfast - we went shopping at Park Beach Plaza to stock up the pantry for the week. Walked the shops first at the plaza, I didn't buy anything, but Lily and A. Cath bought some discounted Aust Day stuff in the Reject Shop. Then we went to Aldi to do grocery shopping. Having bought the food, we had to head back to the resort. Got back and made pies, chips and salad for lunch. Then it was a relaxing day at the resort, Kaylene and I played pool. Evan cooked Spag bol for dinner.
Sunday 3/2, I made a big breakfast of bacon, eggs, fried tomatos, cucumber, baked beans and toast to start the day. Everyone wished Kaylene a happy birthday. Then we headed to the Coffs Harbour Jetty Markets to check out the stalls and food on offer. Lily bought dragon fruit, U. David bought mangoes and rockmelon, I treated Kaylene and myself to a Rainbow shave ice snow cone. Checked out the Fish co-op shop for seafood, but was cheaper to buy frozen seafood. So after the markets we went to Coles to buy more food and check out the Mix clothing. Went back to the resort for a roast chicken, salad and corn lunch and then had to prep for our seafood fry up dinner. Janet set about making dessert a chocolate mousse, but with no mixer, found it hard to whip up the egg whites and cream - ended up having to use a jar and man power - lots of shaking by all of us. A. Cath used the wok burner in the BBQ area to fry up some fish, prawns, chips and pork pieces. I made the potato salad and thai mango prawn salad. Because of the late dinner, we didn't have our desserts until after 11pm. Used some tealight candles and sang Happy Birthday to Kaylene. Lily had already gone to bed.
Monday 4/2, no breakfast, instead I set about making sushi rolls using frozen cooked prawns and soy chicken pieces cooked by Janet. The Superbowl was on, so we didn't go out. Started a 1000 piece jigsaw of a giant panda. Had the sushi for lunch with the leftovers from the night before. In the afternoon all except Evan headed out to Spotlight and Big W for some shopping. For dinner, Lily made pad see ew.
Tuesday 5/2, I made tuna pancakes with tuna, eggs, flour, onions and capsicum for breakfast. Then we went out for some sightseeing. Drove up north towards Emerald Beach, but there was a lot of road works and I got put off and though I had missed the turn off so did a u-turn and headed back towards Coffs only to be told that it was further up, but by then I had decided we'd go to the Jetty instead. Then we checked out Corambee Point and then back to the Marina and Mutton Island to walk the nature trail. Too expensive to eat out so we stopped off at IGA on the way back to the resort. Had wontons and noodles for lunch. Played tennis and then swimming and spa time. Had rice with ox-tail stew for dinner. Worked on the jigsaw.
Wednesday 6/2, Made congee for breakfast. Had wontons and stir fried noodles for lunch. Then the girls headed out to Carobana factory half hour before they closed and the Big Banana, also half hour before they closed. Played a late game of tennis and a spot of night swimming. Had rice with roast pork for dinner.
Thursday 7/2, Second last day. Made cocktail franks and fried eggs for breakfast. Went out to the City's growers market where I bought onions and some mixed salad greens for lunch. Also shopped in Kathmandu and Rivers when walking the main shopping strip. Stopped at the Big Banana for a group shot and also drove to Bruxner Park and Sealy Lookout which has a Sky Pier that allows panoramic views of the Coffs coast. Went back to the resort for sausage sizzle lunch, which Evan cooked on the BBQ outside. I made the salad to accompany it. After resting it was time for tennis, then a quick swim and dip in the spa. For dinner that night, A. Cath fried up some more prawns in batter and made a fried rice from leftovers.
Friday 8/2 Check out day. Made bacon and eggs with muffins for breakfast. Then it was time to pack up the car again. though we would have had more room going back but it was just as chockers. Checked out just before 10am. Drove to Urunga were we had our first stop for seafood.
At Lindsays Oysters and Fresh Seafood, where the oysters were big and cheap $12 a dozen. They also bought scallops still in the shell here as well - also cheap.
Then the next stop was at Macksville for more seafood. Here we bought mud crabs and more oysters - a dozen shucked for Marion.
