After bidding farewell to Ines and Kathelyn, who were spending the day at the hostel pool with the topless sunbathers, it was time to head for my final stop before Sydney, Bellingen, a small town with access to the Dorigo National Park. Since I had to work a little to get here, I was shocked to see an Oz Experience bus unloading 35 people into the small hostel. So much for off the beaten path. Whatever the case, the town's lovely; one street of stores in a beautiful pastoral setting of rolling hills with cows, Queenslanders, banana plantations, and mountains in the background. The hostel's a nice old house with a veranda to hang out on. There was a group dinner but I stayed aloof from the Oz people, then watched Interview with the Vampire.