We headed out around 9 up to the tablelands via Bellingen. Our first stop was Mountain View where we did just that (enjoyed the view). We drove through Dorigo and Ebor taking the turn off to Lookout Point in New England national park. This presented a problem since we intended to be there for some hours and did not have any food with us.
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| Aquarium wall at the hatchery |
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| Fingerling trays at the hatchery |
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| Fingerlings |
Fingerlings (no sound)
Adult fish
We decided to head back the 15km or so to Ebor taking in a couple of sights on the way. The first stop was at our turnaround point the Dutton trout hatchery. While Susan waited in the car I took the $5 self guided tour. The tour was very enjoyable starting with an 11 minute movie in the theatre. There was a wall of fish tanks containing native fish. The rest of the tour was around the adult fish ponds and into the hatchery. the hatchery was in full swing packaging boxes of live fingerlings to be collected by the local acclimatisation societies. The hatchery produces over 2 million fingerlings per year.
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| Upper and lower Ebor Falls |
Ebor Falls
By the time we returned to Ebor it was lunchtime and we stopped at Fusspots cafe. Susan had been laid low with a severe headache and was feeling pretty poorly. We had a nice lunch, steak sandwich and hamburger followed by coffee. After lunch we travelled to the upper and lower Ebor falls on the Guy Fawkes River. These were only short walks from the car.
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| Point Lookout (1563 metres) Click for the big picture |
View from Point lookout
We then travelled back to the New England National Park and drove to the end of the road to Point Lookout. The park is world heritage listed and contains Gondwana rain forest. The view from the lookout was stunning and there are many walks to be explored. the park has a couple of camping areas and cabins and would be well worth a return visit.
Wollomombi Falls in the late afternoon
The afternoon was slipping way but we had time to drive towards Armidale to Wollomombi Falls. There are actually 2 falls the other being Chandler falls. Wollomombi falls are 260 metres high. The gorge is very impressive and a hell of a way down from the lookouts.
We returned to base for a delicious chicken curry tea. After taking some drugs Susan felt much better. The weather was glorious up on the table lands. However it is obviously cooler than the coast with pictures on the hatchery wall showing snow! Something else that needs to be considered when choosinga place to live seasonal weather variations!
Night folks
Simon
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