They told us of a spectacular driving route where we would be able to see a 500 year old Fig Tree in the middle of the rainforest, many fantastic waterfalls and few stunning look outs to visit on the way.
Heales Lookout:- Our first stop on the route was at this lookout overlooking the Tablelands.
Curtain Fig Tree:- This is a 500 year old Curtain Fig Tree. The fig tree drops its seeds which are eaten by birds. The bird then passes these seeds where they get caught in the canopy of another tree, which then acts as the host tree. The fig tree then grows up to about a meter within the host tree, before sending roots down to the ground. Eventually the fig tree will strangle and kill the host tree resulting in it rotting away leaving just the fig tree.
Millaa-Millaa Waterfall:- This waterfall is believed to have been used by Peter Andre in his Mysterious Girl pop video. Unfortunately the water was too cold to go in and try the famous hair flick.
Zillie Falls:- Just a short drive from Millaa - Millaa. Sadly we could not get to the bottom of the waterfall.
Ellinjea Falls:- The third waterfall in the Millaa-Millaa circuit.
Mungalli Falls:- Probably the most spectacular waterfall we saw during this day. You can see the waterfall from the top and then a short walk down the mountain and you can see them from the bottom. Sadly the photos just don't do this justice.
Tchupala Falls:- This waterfall was a mission to get to. We had to literally park on the side of a highway and walk about 1km into the rainforest on a narrow ledge.
No comments:
Post a Comment