The Waterfall Way is a 165km drive through some of the most stunning rainforests and green countryside. It runs between Coffs Harbour and the inland town of Armidale.
After a overnight stay at Bellingen we set off on the winding, hilly road. Along our first part off our winding hill climb we passed Newell and Sherrad Falls.
Next we headed to what was certainly our favourite falls along the Waterfall Way, Crystal Showers Falls.
We walked along a 3.5km track through some of the prettiest rainforest we had seen!
Unfortunately we had been warned that leeches love this part of the countryside also and apparently Ella's and my feet especially!
After Ella freaking out over the first leech she found on her foot, it soon became a bit of a joke between us, and we had a good laugh keeping count of how many each of these little free riding bloodsuckers we found on our feet! (Ella 3, Myself 6!)
As we reached the bottom of the track, and walked across the bridge, we were greeted by the prettiest waterfall. Even better, we could walk down and behind the falls!
That night we stayed in the small town of Dorrigo. A pretty little town with some beautiful countryside.
Just before sunset I went for a walk to enjoy the surrounding views, and was amazed at the 100's of rabbits that were running everywhere!
Dorrigo has one of the largest collections of old steam trains in the world.
The next day we headed of to Dangar Falls. Just a few kilometres from our camp in Dorrigo.
Just as we were about to start our walk down to the bottom of the falls, I yet again had a run in with the local wildlife.. and my foot... This time though instead of a leech... It was a wasp! And it hurt! Ouch!!!!
Not letting this stop me, we continued down to the falls with me doing my best to ignore the fact that my foot felt like it was on fire!
Once we arrived at the base of the falls, we all enjoyed a swim in the slightly chilly waters.
Tori and Ella at Dangar Falls
Our next stop was Ebor Falls. A two tier fall we enjoyed eating our lunch here and viewing the falls from the various platforms.
With the weather starting to turn on us, we rushed to Point Lookout and hoped that the clouds wouldn't disrupt what we knew would be a breathtaking view. At 1564m above sea level we weren't disappointed, though as the mist was coming in, our view wasn't quite as clear as I would have liked. And much as we found the view unreal, my photos unfortunately would not pick up the surrounding view as well as I would have liked.
That night we yet again set up in another little town, Wollomombi. With Wollomombi Falls less than 2km away it was perfect for us for the night.
Wollomombi Falls is Australia's second highest waterfall at an impressive 260m.
Although there had been quite a lot of rain lately, there was not a great deal of water falling, but still lovely to see regardless.
Wollomombi Falls
Our last two falls were Bakers Creek and Dangar Gorge.
Both as lovely as they were, were also not flowing a lot. Though you could certainly imagine just what they would look like after a large amount of rain!
Finishing off our Waterfall Way drive, we spent a couple of nights in Australia's highest city, Armidale.
This city is rich with Australian history and also home to many extravagantly built churches. On Sunday morning I was quite surprised to be woken to all the church bells ringing! But really quite liked it! Much better than loud blaring of the alarm on my phone!!
Next stop... 100km back up the track to Glen Innes to do some fossicking!
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