I’ll confess, 7 days was simply not long enough.
This incredible island so remotely located in the middle of the pacific ocean is a photographers paradise, on land, air and sea. It doesn’t matter where your camera is, it is just a matter of time before you’ll have images worthy of a gallery wall.
More time. Mother nature was kind to us during our week here in May. The conditions near perfect for almost all the most popular spots.
The food, the locals, the general vibe, amazing. The island is just so laid back ensuring you can’t help but relax. Your chosen mode of transport will be the pushie or your trusty feet.On your push bike you can go end to end on the island in 20 minutes.
Plenty of walks, both easy and challenging. Something for everyone.
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Plenty of walks, both easy and challenging. Something for everyone.
We do as much exploring as we can by ourselves, most of our time split between Neds beach, Settlement Beach and The Lagoon.
On this trip we venture out on a lagoon tour with island local waterman Ken and an outer island tour with another local Dave. Just ask anyone on the island for these gents and they’ll point your down to the boatsheds. An old row of boat sheds now converted to small local businesses servicing a variety of different tours. Walks, diving, snorkelling, underwater scooters, it’s all here.
The temperature this time of year was ideal, not too hot, not humid and at night we drifted off into a perfect slumber.
We stayed right down by the jetty and had easy access to everything within a 2-3 minute pushie ride. It was just too easy.
All our human encounters were filled with interesting stories. Be they a resident of the island or a partial-resident. These partial-residents are the tourists that have been visiting the island for decades on a recurring basis (and yes we met plenty of them) I love hearing a tale or two when away.
The island has secrets, these are yours to discover and treasure.
If you do get caught on a rainy day here, the best advice I have is that you go to the museum! The staff are incredible, the island history and wildlife is just so fascinating.
Cafe favourites were the Museum cafe and the Anchorage cafe.
We dined at a few places during the evening but not all, be sure to book these on arrival to ensure you get a spot. It’s a small island and they seem to alternate nights between venues to ensure they all get a share of the tourist dollars. Which is commendable as they are a community on a small island after all. Sharing is caring right?
The island slogan, there are generally two types of visitors to the island the “newly wed or nearly dead” – the ‘newly wed’ of course being the honeymooning couples and the ‘nearly dead’ those that have retired and are ticking off a bucket list item. 🙂
Are you a bird lover? You’ll be sure to pack the biggest lens you can find and your trusty binoculars as your in for a treat.
Underwater fans. The visibility was astounding. Knowing your conditions is important, wind, swell and tide will dictate your locations each day. Each of the many locations have different marine life, these could be butterfly fish, schooling fish, sharks, rays and turtles to name a few. All this, often just a few meters from the shore.
Lord Howe Island is truly a unique place, like stepping back in time to an unspoilt nature lovers paradise.
The island has secrets, these are yours to discover and treasure. Shhh (I’m not telling, I want to go back!) 😉
