The next day we headed out to the Dorrigo rainforest, which was about an hour drive away. Ethan crashed out on the way, which was good as we spent all exploring the park, which included a 6.6km hike!! Both boys walked the entire way!
What a gorgeous spot! We saw tiny scrubwren birds that have leafy lush green nest hanging from the tree tops. A highlight for me was watching a mum bird return to her nest to feed what sounded like a while lot of chicks!
The rainforest had the most interesting plants. Epiphytes were everywhere – large leafy plants that require a host tree to grow on. The strangler fig tree was my favourite. It grows around an existing tree, slowly blocking out moisture and sunlight until the host tree dies. What’s left is a casing of a tree.
Strangler fig tree
Giant lichen and moss
We walked behind this waterfall which was pretty cool although the kids I’m sure preferred throwing rocks in the creek.
Yet another gorgeous waterfall
Tomas and inside a strangler fig!