We arrive in Dorrigo and follow the signs to Danger Falls. We get here but unfortunately it has started to rain. Its only light rain so we park the car and get out and view the falls from the viewing platform a short distance away from the carpark. I manage to take some photos but then the rain really starts to come down on us.
We all quickly jump back in the car and continue driving around.
Just outside of Danger Falls is the Water Treatment Plant and they have a sculpture of dunnies at the driveway entrance.
They call it the "Lavatree". Very clever...
We visit the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre and do the treetop walk. Its a short stroll along a timber deck and ends at a viewing platform overlooking the National Park. The clouds are fairly low and its hard to get a great photo but we get the jist of it.
I love this photo of Lilly.
After our visit at the rainforest centre we decided to drive around a little more along the tourist route thru the many surrounding National Parks. Its one big loop that takes us right back into Dorrigo.
Tall trees
Crossing the Nymboida River
We take some random offroad tracks
Having a snooze. Life's tough
This part of the world is very beautiful. They must get a lot of rain here because the vegetation is so vibrant, lush and green and the waterfalls are spectacular.
We drove thru a few little towns around here and Bellingen in particular was my favourite. Its rich in architectural heritage and the main street is lined with restored colonial buildings. It actually feels like your walking through a movie set. The Belinger River runs through the town and we were planning on letting the kids have a swim here but it got too cold to swim and the on and off rain hindered any outdoor activities. All in all the day was fantastic. The Coffs coast hinterland is quite spectacular and scenic. I am glad we came here.
Quick and easy Pizza Hut for dinner tonight, followed by drinks and cards. Tonight we are celebrating our last night together with our Carni friends, Chris and Rod. Our girls get settled in for a movie night with Josh and Caleb in their van while us adults hang out at our pad. We've had quite a few last night drinks with this family and I am pretty positive we will be seeing them again real soon and I am sure we will have another last night meal and drinks with them at another beauiful location.
Late night and gone to bed feeling a little intoxicated tonight. Cannot see us getting up too early as Waz wanted. Sorry babe xxxx.
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