The Waterfall Way

I know we need the rain but whenever we head off for more than a week we normally have to hook up and leave in the rain. 

This particular trip was no exception. 

The "Waterfall Way" stretches from just south of Coffs Harbour through Bellingen, Dorrigo, Ebor and onto Armidale. 

Its 30 km to Bellingen from our home in Sawtell. After leaving the Pacific Highway its a lovely drive heading west as we pass by many rural properties before reaching Bellingen. All the while we have the Great Dividing Range as a backdrop as we continue through Thora before we start the climb up the range to Dorrigo.

As we headed towards the range after passing through Bellingen, we could see the mountains shrouded in mist which continued for the next 100 km until just short of the small settlement of Ebor. 

The road becomes steep and winding but that only lasts for about 15 to 20 minutes until we reach the northern tablelands just east of Dorrigo.

Its usually a very scenic drive passing through national parks, rain forests, beautiful valleys, lovely green rolling hills and of course numerous waterfalls but today the thick mist had completely hidden all of this. Visibility was down under 100 metres and so was our speed.

One of the most spectacular and easily accessible falls are just outside Ebor. 

Here the Guy Fawkes River plunges 100 metres over two waterfalls. There are viewing platforms giving wonderful views of the falls and the deep gorge that the river has sculptured over the years.