Day 10 - An AI Assisted 10 Day Tour in New South Wales Australia
We had a slightly longer drive planned to get to Coffs Harbour on the coast so we planned, again with ChatGPT, for several shorter stops along the way. The route from Tamworth to Coffs Harbour includes the scenic drive called the Waterfall Way, and for good reason! Our first stop was was the Wollomombi Falls in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, with views of the highest waterfalls in Australia. Great viewing platform near the car park so an easy stop.
Wollomombi Falls - Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
From there, it was a short drive to our next stop, the Ebor Falls in the Guy Fawkes River National Park. There are a few viewing platforms, all easily accessible and all offering fantastic views. The odd picture out below is of an anthill along the side of the path. For scale, it’s about 1.5 meters tall!
Ebor Falls - Guy Fawkes River National Park (Plus and Any Hill!)
From Ebor falls we drove to Dorrigo. First stop in Dorrigo was the Rainforest Centre in the Dorrigo National Park. There is a skywalk there that opens up to a magnificent view. The murals at the entrance to the Rainforest Centre shown in the pics below are mosaics done by the local secondary school students. They are quite beautiful!
Back into Dorrigo, and on to Danger Falls. We took a bit of a longer hike here to get to the base of the falls. You can swim in the pool at the foot of the falls and people were taking advantage of it. Lots of signs about how people have died there from jumping off the falls, getting swept away in currents, etc. The standard warnings, that when ignored, gets you nominated for a Darwin Award.
Danger Falls and a Kookaburra
The last leg to Coffs Harbour wound through the Great Dividing Range. This is the only mountain range in Australia and runs along the east coast. It’s the major watershed and divides the continents rivers between those that run east and west. This is our second time through it on this trip. Lots of roadworks along the way and a twisty mountain drive.
Through the Great Dividing Range
We had one last stop planned before we ended our trip for the day and that was to another Skywalk in Coffs Harbour. The view was worth it. Coffs Harbour is one of the points of entry along the east coast for yachts arriving from overseas and while completely exposed to the Pacific Ocean, there is a protected harbour. The place we stayed for the night was across the street from the beach and Cathy and I had a nice walk on the beach after dinner watching the waves crashing in.
Coffs Harbour
