NSW - Harrington

Harrington is on the mouth of the Manning River, about 11k’s off the Pacific Highway. We stayed at the Big 4 caravan park which is at the beach end of town. The park is huge with a swimming pool, 2 amenities blocks which are old, but again lovely and clean. We stayed two nights and decided to moove on because the sandflies were toooooo friendly and didn’t give us much peace.
We rode our bikes to Crowdy Head on the first morning, which is about 7 k’s along the beach road. Crowdy has a small fishing fleet which make their home in a man made harbour. It always amazes me how many break walls people have built along the coast over many years.. Crowdy’s prawns are sold in many restaurants and fish shops in the area.
A few years ago an artist was commissioned to sculpt and paint totem poles resembling some of the locals. Some are depicting the tug boats’ pilots used in the area years ago and some are former area locals. They are now placed in various positions around the waters edge. The detail is incredible. The same artist, after finishing the totems then painted the bottom two metres of many of the power poles in town with ocean themes. There are dolphins, pelicans, sea gulls, waves etc. They give a unique feeling to the town.

The break wall at Harrington is 1.8k’s long. It provides for a great walk or bike ride. I never tire of stopping along the way looking for fish and watching the fishermen. The water was so clear on the ocean side of the breakwall that you could see the fish really clearly.


Harrington Waters is the new area about 4 k’s out of town, back towards the highway. It has a golf course, shopping village, Harrigans Irish Pub, beautiful huge houses along the river and creates a very peaceful lifestyle. It is beautifully laid out and in true Roche fashion, all class.
Tomorrow is a big day. We are driving to Nambucca Heads. Two hours up the road. Boy, this nomad life is demanding!