September 21st
We woke up this morning to clear skies. Kyogle is the
gateway to the National Parks in the area and today we planned to drive through
the World Heritage listed Border Ranges National Park. Had a bit of an
adventure getting there. We took the turn off to the main track into the park
and after having driven for about 20mins we came across a traffic jam. A truck
had come off the road and slide down the hill (driver ok) and there were all
sorts of vehicles there trying to recover the truck and blocking the track. Most
cars were turning around but the drive around to the other entry to the
National Park was quite a distance and would take some time. Stephen went and
spoke to the recovery team and got approval to go ‘off road’ to get around the blockage. Pleased about that.
The drive was just spectacular. It wound its way through
subtropical rainforest and then climbed up to the top of the escarpment for
magnificent views of the crater and valley below. Incredible vegetation and
scenery. A really ancient place. After the arid places we have spent a lot of this trip, this place was like an oasis of magical flora and fauna. We stopped for a few walks in amongst it all and took loads of photos
which speak for themselves below.
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