Just back from another Photography Adventure with my son Mitch.
This time our focus was to immerse ourselves in the wonderful New England National Park, part of the Waterfall Way. Lush green, ancient forests of Antarctic Beech trees, thick fog drifting in and out, basalt cliffs …
Just stunning. And then being entertained by the amazing song of Lyrebirds! 😍
Lots of rain and beautiful waterfalls, however our focus was the forest … that lush, mossy green-ness that these forests nurture.
The adventure started with a long drive for me, from Berry to Newcastle, car packed with Banana Bread, ANZAC biscuits, dark beer, gum boots and my trusty toasted sandwich maker! Mitch was flying to Newcastle, from Melbourne, after he’d finished work - we’d booked accomodation just north of there, hoping to shoot a couple of coastal sunset/sunrise shots.
The drive up was uneventful, quite a few podcasts and playlists to keep me company. A quick detour into Budgewoi to catch up with an old friend I hadn’t seen for years. The grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches were a welcome treat!
Mitch’s plane was late, of course! Great to see him again. Weather wasn’t kind, still up for sunrise. Exploring Zenith Beach and Box Beach. Back to our room for a late breakfast and some planning for the next few days.
We headed north on Day 3, straight for Dorrigo, to the Crystal Shower Falls walk - a great introduction to the rainforests of the Waterfall Way - and it was bucketing down! 😀. Then back down the mountain for an overnight stay at The Diggers Tavern, Bellingen. The shnitty, mex wraps and ginger ales went down pretty well. It was election night and show weekend - a large crowd was gathering at the Tavern!
Next morning we up at sunrise and headed back up the mountain for another session in the Dorrigo National Park, then off to Components Café Dorrigo for a late breakfast and some great coffees. Now into the New England National park - we were staying right on the edge of the park. These next 4 days we were going to immerse ourselves inside the rainforest!
The Antarctic Beech trees were truly stunning … towering above us, dripping with moss and covered in the most vibrant greens!
On the way to the rainforest we found a stand of Snow Gums - beautiful colours!
Another great catchup! Another awesome photography adventure. Those ANZAC biscuits really helped sustain us between our gourmet toasted sandwiches; the conversation was again good, and perhaps a bit more politics based than normal; planning underway for our next adventure …
