A visit to the scenic Myall Lakes area, including day trips, walks and birdwatching. Due to flood damage in March, all of Myall Lakes National Park was closed. Instead, we chose to stay at the Sandbar and Bushland caravan park which was close by, in a nice lakeside setting and close to the coast. ThisContinue reading “Scenic Myall Lakes area”
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Rainforest walks, rain and fog in the Gloucester Region
We walk among Antarctic Beech trees and around an old goldmine site which is being reclaimed by the rainforest. Gloucester is the gateway to the Barrington High Tops National Park, which like Springbrook and the Border Ranges is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. Although we would have preferred to camp in the nationalContinue reading “Rainforest walks, rain and fog in the Gloucester Region”
Limeburners Creek NP, birds and whale watching
A couple of days of camping in Limeburners Creek National Park included some good birdwatching and whale watching. Driving from the Solitary Islands Coast to Limeburners Creek National Park took us through Coffs Harbour, and via a number of popular headland towns: Nambucca Heads, Southwest Rocks, Crescent Head. Charging at Macksville on this trip wasContinue reading “Limeburners Creek NP, birds and whale watching”
Subtropical rainforests of Springbrook and Border Ranges National Parks
Walking in Springbrook and Border Ranges rainforests which are part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. The northern-most destination of our trip took us into the SE corner of Queensland, to the Springbrook National Park. From there we drove west to visit the Border Ranges National Park. Both these parks are part of the GondwanaContinue reading “Subtropical rainforests of Springbrook and Border Ranges National Parks”
Wonderful Warrumbungles
Challenging hikes, plants and bird watching in the heritage listed Warrumbungle National Park. Unusually for national park camping, Warrumbungle NP provides some powered campsites, as well as hot showers. For our EV travels, having a powered site meant we could arrive from Dubbo with a low battery charge, and charge overnight to be able toContinue reading “Wonderful Warrumbungles”
Budj Bim: more volcanic landscape
Camping and walking in Budj Bim National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We calculated that with careful driving, we ought to be able to include a 55 km detour from Port Fairy to Budj Bim on our way to Nelson, without charging. To spend a couple of nights bush camping we also needed toContinue reading “Budj Bim: more volcanic landscape”