Inland Loop - Part 2

The inland loop is complete and what an amazing 10 days we had.  From Narrabri (where Inland Loop Part 1 was written) we spent a day or so touring around the district.  The first stop was Sawn Rocks - one of the best examples of organ piping in Aust (see photos).  We then trekked to the summit of Mt Kaputar (~1500m, of which Troopy climbed about 1480m - thanks Troops!).  From this point you are supposed to be able to see 10% of NSW.  I'm not 100% sure about that stat, but the view was certainly expansive.  From there we went on the hunt for Blue Billed Ducks, and were fortunate enough to find one at Old Quilpoly Dam.

After outdoors adventures, we turned to some "cultural" activities and found our latest big thing - the big guitar in Tamworth (see photo on the big things page).  That was about the extent of our inland culture and after a quick stop to fix out gas bottle we trucked on to Armidale, where we caught up with a friend for lunch (thanks Paul!).

A fitting end to the inland loop was a trip down the escarpment to the coast, taking in three national parks - New England (amazing waterfalls), Cathedral Rocks (lots of granite boulders) and Dorrigo (beautiful rainforest).  The latter is part of the Gondwana Rainforests World Heritage Site that extends from Lamington NP in the Gold Coast hinterland down to Dorrigo NP.

We are now at Crescent Head on the NSW mid-coast.  We spent about 3 hours in the surf today getting some fabulous waves and mixing it up with the long boarders (there is a comp starting here in a day or two and the offshore swell is picking up to 15 foot!!!).

The photo below is at the summit of Kaputar and the following link is to some shots from the inland loop - make sure you click on each thumbnail, becuase Luke has stitched together some great panoramas.  I hope they give you some idea of the amazing landscapes we experienced.  Inland Loop Photos