We Had To Return For This! Newcastle - Merewether Ocean Bath, Glenrock, Anna Bay | Australia 🇦🇺

[@gregoryjohn4]

Newcastle tends to be bypassed by most travellers unaware of what they are missing. A proper city, but with a laid back vibe and some of the best coastal scenery you'll find anywhere.

[@davidhynd4435]

On a warm summer evening a swim in Merewether Baths is a surreal experience. I agree with you, Newcastle is very underrated and has a lot to offer. Great video as always. Thank you.

[@seaster2493]

If your heading up the Mid North Coast please consider the Bellingen Valley Shire (Before Coffs Harbour) starting at Urunga on the ocean with an amazing broad walk along the river, to the ocean, then inland on Waterfall Way to the township Bellingen a small alternative town have a swim in one of the creeks or river, ( Bellingen River goes through town )then onto Dorrigo with the Dorrigo Mountain where you will see your first waterfall on side of road, but another once up the top, Dorrigo has a World Heritage listed National Park with some of the best views along the escarpment. Also has a small tree canopy walk with amazing view at the Rainforest Center... The Shire's motto is" From the Mountains to the Sea". there's a couple of free camping spots along the way for a night stop over, the bottom of the mountain at Thora is a lovely one... The Bellingen showground also has paid camping.

[@annmaullin5607]

Love Newy. So glad you visited again and loved it

[@DirtyDavesDirt]

Glad you enjoyed our town.

[@andrewpalmer3213]

Thank you again for another great video. You're inspiring this Australian to organise a trip! FYI - we actually have a squeaky-sand beach in the Wilson's Promontory National Park (Victoria) called "Sqeaky Beach". Not sure if you managed to get there in another video, but I got the impression you went in a different direction when travelling on the Victorian coastline. The Wilson's Prom. is the southernmost tip of mainland Australia.

[@FredPilcher]

Oh yeah - those bullants hurt! Beautiful part of the world. 🙂 You have so many more wonderful places to visit on your trip!

[@upcyclebob692]

Those cicadas are loud! Swimming area is lovely. Pies are great , salads with meats also great with the sauce. In a wrap they are next level. Enjoy the nature ❤

[@bernitajenkins7581]

The reason the cicadas are so loud this year, is because 2 different species hatched at once, which is not usual. They're pretty hectic!

[@GlenAndMado]

It’s absolutely insane, couldn’t hear myself lol

[@bernitajenkins7581]

@GlenAndMado IKR? At least they don't sting, or bite. 😁 If you haven't already, Google Hyams Beach NSW.

[@themoviehobbit355]

Thanks! Coffee on me next time. Loving the videos

[@louise7552]

What a lovely person you are , nice Aussie touch..😊

[@GlenAndMado]

@@themoviehobbit355 love the Australian hospitality! Means a lot, your generosity is very kind! Thank you 🙌

[@themoviehobbit355]

@@GlenAndMadotoo easy mate! Little heads up. If your walking on tracks with bushes on the side Make sure to walk in the middle of the walk way. Snakes can tend to strick you without you knowing they are even there and you'll just feel a little prick and and realise Good thing. We have a lot of anti-venom!

[@tiggler5447]

Much love from Newie

[@wallywombat164]

You seem to be a LOT happier in Newcastle Maddo.

[@mort8143]

Tourists and holiday makers such as yourselves are always the most welcome visitors to our shores. 😀🇦🇺👍

[@GedMac]

Love your banter - you’re very funny. Great video.

[@michaelcruze-r7p]

if you're driving up the coast you will love Lennox Head and Byron Bay . surf culture and food culture is impeccable

[@deniserothwell6325]

Paradise! Love that area.

[@bernitajenkins7581]

And going South, don't miss Jervis Bay.

[@tekel9080]

You need to spend some decent time in Port Stephens! So much beauty and nature to explore. Climb Mount Tomaree. Go on a dolphin cruise. It’s paradise. Very tropical.

[@martingifford5415]

Maddo seemed a lot happier in this video. Likes the ocean more than the inland maybe.

[@wallywombat164]

Thank you for taking me on a little trip back to my HOMEtown. ❤❤❤❤

[@johnfisher2468]

I didn’t realize there were so many beautiful places to visit in Australia and I live here. Obviously I need to get out more. Thanks for sharing.

[@Ken-f1q]

It's school holidays so there are more crowds than usual. It's the high silica content of the sand that causes the squeaking. We have a beach in Victoria called Squeaky Beach. The good thing about the high silica content is that the sand stays cool even on the hottest day.

[@robbiefest]

LOVE your travel adventures. I'm learning so much about my own country and it's wonderful seeing your joy at experiencing Aussie! AND you've got your $18 Bunnings hats. VERY proud of you both!

[@matthewgreer7735]

Evening guys👋 I'm not sure if you know but there an app you can get that tells you where the cheapest servo fuel prices are. Love you guys!!! 🤜🤛 💙🇦🇺💙

[@gregrobinson2394]

Petrol spy

[@amymclean581]

Or Fuel Check

[@iambenadam]

It's my home town! Yew!!! ❤

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Maidens Well in Barrington national park about an hour past Maitland, towards Patterson, is a real rainforest with clear water river, swimming holes and absolutely pristine free camping ground.

[@paulmcgovern11]

you guys should visit frazer park and catherine hill bay for sure

[@nevillemills9517]

We have 25mm or one inch ones down here in Victoria big black ones. And they sting cause I got stung on the ankle years ago. Didn't get caught again. Once bit twice shy.😅. Just got to say you two are hilarious, love your accents and your enthusiasm. Thank you for your genuine comments of our wonderful country and all it has to offer. Please enjoy the rest of your travels and I will be keeping an eye on your next adventure as you make your way around. Tasmania is beautiful too the air quality is amazing there. Cheers from Nev.

[@MrsBonesjangle]

I'd literally never heard of a littoral rain forest until this video 😊

[@glennt7214]

Thanks for coming back to Newy and surrounding areas :)

[@kyliechapman6499]

Oh yay. This is where I live and I love it.

[@n_mckean]

There’s plenty to do on the Gold Coast, but if you like your walks/nature, check out the Currumbin Rock Pools and/or Mt Tambourine.

[@GlenAndMado]

Your so right we have checked these places out already and will be part of our future videos 🙌

[@marias8007]

beautiful beaches omg

[@XU1-c2f]

You can't go wrong in NSW. The Premier State. You 2 need to decide if your a Blue for NSW or Maroon of QLD before the Rugby League season starts. I think Mado would look lovely in Blue and Glen may get a run in the second row for the Blues. Love your work. Love as always from NSW 🦘🏉

[@tareskisloki8579]

Some great spots up there, I used to go to Merewether each year to watch the international surfing competition, and the dunes at the end of the video hold a lot of memories too, part of Stockton beach, you used to be able to drive and camp all through there, there's even a small town of tin fishing shacks in the middle of it. The area became much more restricted in 2012 after a big storm made the beachside dunes more vulnerable to erosion.

[@tightlines106]

Good on ya guys thanks for the good review of Newcastle and surrounds

[@keviningram6121]

I hope you make it to Forster/Tuncurry. You’ll love it

[@louisaklimentos7583]

I went to all those places and I loved Birrubi Beach Anna Bay . The cicadas this year have been on steroids . The beach is clean and don’t worry about the sign Thank you for your fantastic vlog .

[@petertimp5416]

Glad you had a good time and glad you missed all the storms we’re having now.😊

[@GlenAndMado]

Ohhh we got a taste in Brisbane it was awesome to see lol

[@MrBrenos]

It’s still school holidays, that’s why it’s still busy. This is the last week though. Next week is when I go on holidays 😅 Cicadas like that here, are the loudest in the world. 120 decibels. It’s quite piercing at first, but your ears adjust to them after a while. Probably because you are now deaf in that frequency 😂 But the brush turkeys are protected Glen. They are making a good comeback from close to extinction

[@esthersnoww]

Absolutely adore your videos! Keep it up Mado & Glen

[@MITUS]

Newcastle is like the best parts of Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast rolled into one, but with less people. That's why I call it home.

[@nevilleapple629]

Newy ,very underrated.Arts live music and beaches and harbour at your doorstep. I thought Maddo was gonna have some weird green shave for a sec.

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

Hello Glen and Mado, ty so much for this video, loved every second of it, liked and shared on my twitter. How long are you in NSW for?

[@darkplaces834]

Great to see you both back for a double dip, go try a Beaumont street cuppa at suspension coffee .... A decent grassroots newy cafe. Nice looking out for us novacastrians and should you need anything - we are pretty friendly, in a solid safe way - thanks for the publicity from the steel city . Capo:dc

[@mrnkd5409]

Big fan from Nepal 🇳🇵 ❤❤

[@louise7552]

Hello Nepal from Australia 🇦🇺 😊

[@mrnkd5409]

@ hii

[@siryogiwan]

If you want to see a gaol used for convicts, plus prisoners of war and now a museum, that has an awesome walk that goes up to a grave of an escapee a song was made about "wild colonial boy", South West Rocks a few hours north of Newie, I'm a little further north of there, in Coffs Harbour area, which has a few great rainforest walks in the area, the 1 to south-west (Dorrigo) there's a waterfall you walk under. Been awhile since checking, but was a free campsite at base of mountain, on way up to Dorrigo. I'm in Sawtell, which is a quaint seaside village, that has a rock pool beaches and creeks (the big ones lol) and a short drive to Coffs, not a lot worth seeing there, other than Jetty area, the Big Banana and Bruxner Park (Sealy point look out).

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Newcastle sand is filled with silica. They sand mine the silica there. Also the sand from those beaches in port Stephen’s is what’s sold to Hawaii to put on their beaches.

[@grahamejohn6847]

It's very important to stay hydrated in this heat, welcome back to our region. You will need a couple of years to discover all the delights of this region.😁

[@eddielia3177]

People from Sydney are called Sydney Siders!

[@mort8143]

If you're from Victoria they're not. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Emmaishome]

If you're around Brisbane, I recommend seeing Lamington National Park and seeing the caves, or hiking around Mt Glorious around Maiala for deep dark rainforest, and seeing the Glasshouse Mountains. Definitely check out Montville and Maleny as well near the Sunshine Coast. Happy travels!

[@amymclean581]

Oh! I just heard you say you’re heading north to Gold Coast.. soooo many beautiful places along the way! I love Crystal Castle (about 20mins or so drive into the hills from Byron Bay)… even just have a look at it online. I’m sure you’ll be very busy stopping at heaps of beautiful little places on your drive up the coast. If you turn around and head south again, go inland and see some different sights. 😊

[@Final_Cut_FF]

Very Enjoyable video. 👍

[@deanconstable4438]

Hey guys from north queensland. With the monsoon just about to kick in, it can be a very hairy time up here at this time of year. Good luck guys and keep an eye on the weather as you head north . Ps love ya posts.

[@diceau]

really great video

[@brettevill9055]

That is Stockton Beach, the southernmost proper beach in Australia. Do not miss.

[@JDwizz94]

“He’s going all the time to the gym but he can’t do a walk” Hahahahah mado ko’s glen out cold 😂 Love your guys videos

[@JaneDoe-se8ku]

The very best beach in Australia, i.m.o is Whitehaven Beach off the Whitsundays. Not accessible from the Mainland, but well worth visiting. Some of the best Coastal Beaches can be found off Coffs Harbour, also well worth a visit.

[@louisezdraveski9585]

The zakatas have been particularly bad this summer, not usually that bad it usually more patchy but they are everywhere this summer. My home town.

[@floppyrabbit6687]

The cicadas have been very loud this year as 2 different species have come out to breed in the same year. Cicadas babies, known as nymphs, burrow into the ground for up to 7 years and come out only when the conditions are right. They are the world's loudest insect. Lovely to see you in my home town, although I am originally from the UK. Edit. OMG you found Uprising Bakery. Best bread and other stuff in Australia! In my humble opinion

[@sarnveishastein1201]

Share Share Share😂🥤☕️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️😎👍Another Great Video👍

[@silverstitch28]

This is the year the cicadas have come out to mate. They've been buried for several years then all the pupae turn into cicadas and all call out at once coz they don't have long to live. They're amazing things! This is also an indication of the best year to plant Native trees. While you are here consider planting a native tree!

[@Evie170]

Beautiful beaches, all up and down the New South Wales coast. :O

[@Evie170]

Dunes are amazing. The drone footage is like from a movie! :O

[@AUmarcus]

Some of the best in Oz.

[@mjones9683]

Love your vids! Your car set up looks amazing, would love to see a vid on how you set up your car. Im retiring later this year and hope to do some car camping around Aussie myself. Keep up the great work 🥰

[@GlenAndMado]

We have a complete video on the process of our diy job if you go back a few videos 🙌

[@potatopack]

Newcastle is an amazing place. Vast beauty, so so busy but flat low lying buildings and spread apart. In Sydney you get hustle bustle congestion everything tight with tall buildings making it feel like a rushed affair

[@phunk8607]

Ocean bath in australia are all free. remember its by law in australia that beaches are public for all Australian.

[@brettinman5965]

Hey team, I love your videos. One recommendation for Glen. Try wearing a white or light coloured cotton tea-shirt. Your black polyester shirts would attract the summer heat. 🥵🥵🥵

[@ipo5566pm]

NEWCASTLE home to the largest ocean pool in the southern hemisphere (Merewether baths), the longest beach in NSW (32 kms Stockton beach) , The largest sand dune mass in the southern hemisphere, the largest salt water lake in the southern hemisphere (Lake Macquarie), it's a short jump to the Hunter Valley wineries, Port Stephens, and Sydney is close by linked by a freeway and regular intercity train connections. It has big city convenience mixed with beach town lifestyle. Easily one of Australia's best cities, but ironically most tourists bypass it and naively go to the same old touristy areas that everyone goes to that offer less!

[@lizann3058]

A bit further north check out Port Macquarie, Crescent Head (home) and South West Rocks. The Crescent Head Bakery is very well known up and down the coast...I'm pretty sure Mado would find it 😋

[@FrankRuhland-f2p]

If you both are ever in Victoria again you should try and get to Wilson's Promontory. It's quite amazing and it also has a beach with squeaky sand. It's known as Squeaky Beach . Keep enjoying life

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

When I had my bus I slept in Newcastle city for over a week. Ever afternoon a shower at Merewether baths. Daytime parked in King Edward Park watching ships come and go from the harbour. Park in the suburbs to sleep lol😮

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Pie reviews are great - keep em coming .. Start looking out for more side of the road fruit stands - make sure youve got coins with you - Head to urunga ... its slow but beautiful...then on to byron

[@GlenAndMado]

Thanks for the tip, we'll keep our eyes peeled for more fruit stands and pie shops along the way! Basically we always go to the stalls when they have eggs though 😂😂

[@bernitajenkins7581]

You guys would love Booderee National Park, in Jervis Bay.

[@65damdamdam]

Check out Stockton Beach if you have 4WD. Huge Sand dunes and a beached shipwreck

[@davidjohnpaul333]

Pies for Glen; Pastries for Mado...I am partial to both 😋Love Newcastle 😎

[@colebrisvegas8102]

Hey Glen and Mado When back in Brisvegas try the best coffee at Bellissimo Bulimba and maybe Manly boat house 😊 See U there 🎉 ☕🎊

[@GlenAndMado]

We’ll definitely check them out, thanks for the recommendations!

[@SirNecro]

Guys, just a heads up. As we come in to February it's bushfire season. I don't want to scare you, but it's something that you need to keep in the forefront of your mind because it can get really dangerous really quickly. Still loving your content and hoping that you get back to Victoria at some point to explore the Mornington Peninsula and the 90 mile beach

[@levenscott645]

Newcastle has a lot going for it.

[@potatopack]

the sand particles grind against one another and because it has no contamination between the sand particles, the sound doesn't get absorbed by foreign material absorbing the friction sounds and you get a clear echo so to speak

[@tgward313]

reckon most aussies in the bush quite often tend to scan the ground ahead , then check out the scenery

[@davidberriman5903]

i may be a bit prejudiced but I think Newcastlle, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley are hard to beat. My family arrived in the area in 1839 and I have never seen anywhere I would rather live.

[@akachovich]

Brush turkeys are protected. The size of the fine in NSW is quite large if you hurt them.

[@wallywombat164]

I fink you'd like a walk through King Edward Park.

[@RidingRiver]

25 % in and it has been shots of you and the car...more places etc in your editing please Glen.

[@6226superhurricane]

a lot of the movies and tv shows you've seen that had deserts or desert like alien planets etc were filmed on stockton sand dunes

[@Evie170]

Very chirpy Cicadas. :O

[@ericnoack1324]

The sand dunes you talk abut near Anna bay were used in he 1979 film Mad Max and what a lot of people don't know is that scenes from the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga were also filmed in this area although you will find no reference to it on the internet, but you will find it in the credits for the film where theythank y the Worimi aboriginal Land Council which has it's headquaters in Williamtown/Nelson Bay area. Also many of those vehicles in the film were built in Newcastle , once again you will find no reference on the internet, which goes to show that alot of the information is nothing more than a cut and paste from one source to the other.

[@dudleymills1427]

2:16 Ointment OR long sleeves, turned up collar, gloves, long trousers, boots, broad brim hat. Water, nuts. 'Natures Botanical' to keep flies flying. Ready for anything.

[@BionicBeatBoy]

few cicadas about lol

[@shaundgb7367]

I had to turn down the sound at one point otherwise I'd be death. I wonder if it just seemed loud on headphones or they are that loud there.

[@christophernugent3146]

People from Sydney are usually called "Sydneysiders". People from Newcastle are called "Novocastrians"

[@jamiepeterson1981]

We're called "Sydneysiders" 🙂

[@klausbremner_autotelic_art]

Are you going to go to the south east coast and the Great Dividing Range?

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

The difference between NSW and Melbourne hiking trips, less FLIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS lol

[@potatopack]

If ants run fast and crazy.. rain is coming

[@karenjoy7557]

I hope U went to the Macedonia Farm it is fantastic has Peanut Butter to die for...so yummee... By the way it is called Anna Bay no S in the name... Go to Timber Town U will love it up that way... Also go to Laurinten Fish Co-Op great fresh fish and they do Fish and Chip there fresh fish. From the fishing boats...look around great beaches over the bridge on an Island...next to the river edge...great coffee.. 😮😮😮

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

Sand squeaks when you walk on it because of friction between the grains of sand. This friction causes the grains to vibrate, which transfers energy to the air pockets between the grains. The vibrations travel through the air and reach your ear as a squeak. Explanation The grains of sand need to be uniformly sized and near spherical, with no sharp edges. The sand needs to be dry, but submerged sand can also squeak sometimes. The sound is most audible when the sand has been recently washed. The frequency and amplitude of the squeak depends on the grain size and surface texture. Examples of squeaky beaches Squeaky Beach, Victoria, Australia: This beach is known for its high-pitched squeak, which is caused by the fine, rounded grains of quartz sand. Porthor Beach: This beach is known as the Whistling Sands, but squeaking sands would be more appropriate. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays, Australia: This beach is known for its squeaking sand.

[@jemor2143]

You do know that we have free gas Bar-B-Q's in most of our parks right? You are checking out Lake Macquarie too aren't you? Walk from Eleebana to Marmong Point. Warner's Bay has great coffee shops and restaurants. Beautiful spots.

[@alexradojkovic9671]

"I want my own pie now" ?!?

[@davidsibley6444]

You better go to Port Stephens!

[@niteowl1156]

Love your videos (I'm from Melbourne) - Mado is so cute & Glen is so random - meaning unpredictable!!! LOL....I found out through DNA I'm 38% Irish Killkenny & a Proud decendant of Irish G'mother Convict sent to Tasmania, Australia (during 1845 Potato Plight for theft of a goat to feed her family)...BTW: My 25yo Daughter's name is Madeline but we call her 'Madz'/Mado' ...And...I went to Waikiki/Hawaii 5yrs ago & asked why the 5xstar Hotels on the beach front had 'squeeky sand' like Australia (but the cheaper accomm.beaches had horrible stoney sand)...The Hotel workers told me..."It's Imported from Australia''...I nearly fell over!!!! 😯...Happy Travels You 2,,,Love your content!!! xo

[@SharahLee]

Best pies you can try is in Muswellbrook. Let me know if yous are driving up this way!

[@karoana8759]

Sydneysiders 😊

[@GlenAndMado]

Hahahah love it 😂😂

[@dudleymills1427]

3:21 'PetrolSpy'