Port Macquarie is a pretty little town half way between Byron Bay and Sydney. Having read about the stunning beaches and Koala hospital in my 2002 Australian Lonely planet, it seemed like a good location to pitch our tent for a night.
However, what we hadn’t been prepared for was our hilarious Friday night out on the town!
We started off having dinner in a tapas restaurant, which has got to be next in line for Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares...
First was the live entertainment – a singer / guitarist who covered the most inappropriate songs for a Spanish restaurant including - Eye of the Tiger and Gloria Gayners ‘I will survive’- all sung out of tune!
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| Guitarist in far right hand corner. Take note of the very bright lights in the restaurant! |
The restaurant manager clapped extra loud at the end of every song, in the dazzling restaurant. The rose seller, huge portion sizes (e.g. bread and olives = a loaf of bread and a whole jar of olives), plus the makeshift bar in the corner of the room all added to the comedy.
Next was a visit to a local bar- A cross between a conservatory found in an old people’s home and Wetherspoons, with music.
Last stop was the Ritz cinema, which hadn’t received a lick of paint since 1982. The refreshments counter still had Halloween decorations up – not sure if these were left over from Halloween (a month ago) or stay up permanently.
Martin insisted we reserved tickets – after all a 9.30pm showing on a Friday night was bound to be busy, wasn’t it?
Apparently not.
We retired to our piece of nylon and semi-inflated airbed feeling full and totally bemused by Port Macquarie.
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