Yamba

On the way south the road crosses a lot of wide rivers. One of the biggest is Clarence River.

This area is rather pretty, with marshlands, islands and such a wide river delta that it looks almost like a Mecklenburger Seenplatte, or like somewhere in Finland. But although it is a river and looks like a lake, this is saltwater.

At the mouth of Clarence River are two towns, Yamba on the south side and Iluka on the north side. There is a ferry operating between the two and it takes 30 minutes to go over. The whole area is very popular for fishing and boating.

The cliffs you see in this picture are at the headland at the mouth of the river.

These interesting looking "cones" are from a tree called Banksia which is common in Australia. I thought I'd share a picture because you people overseas may not know that plant. They are rather pretty, the yellow-white-orange flowers look like bottle brushes. The genus Banksia was named after the English botanist Joseph Banks, who collected the first Banksia specimens in 1770, during James Cook's first expedition.

Here is a view into a banksia tree.