Stockton Beach
Stockton Beach, between Port Stephens and Newcastle, is 32 km (20 mi) long and has been the site of numerous shipwrecks and aircraft crash sites. It is also dotted with Aboriginal Middens - shell piles that are the remnants of feasts from throughout Aboriginal history. The dunes are enormous - and were where the original Mad Max movie was filmed. We took the opportunity to go on a quad bike tour of the dunes!
Charlotte and I in front of the wreck of the NV Sygna - a 53,000 ton Norwegian bulk carrier that was wrecked in a storm in 1974. They tried to tow it out but just snapped it in half - this is half of it remaining!
Charlotte doing her Maverick impression in aviators and helmet
The great thing about this tour was that, as we were young, they didn't hold back on the speed. We were full-throttle up and down and around the sand dunes, charging up and down steep sand hills and around the vegetation. It was awesome and it took almost 2 hours.
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