Our visit lasted only half an hour but we loved what we saw and would recommend anyone to take a visit. It is rather expensive but I came away with half a dozen photos of butterflies I would not otherwise have seen – my favourite was the birdwing butterfly which is the largest Australian butterfly. The male butterfly is the spectacular one with lots of green and yellow making it very eye catching – but I hang my head, I could not get a good shot of one! Butterflies are attracted to certain colours – and the top of Colin’s head must have been one of those certain colours!
The road to Dorrigo is steep, slow and winding. It is slow because there seem to be road works every ten kilometers with traffic lights on timers. Grrr! We called into the Rainforest display centre and walking out onto the elevated lookout and took advantage of the “photopod”. This is a metal post with a screw with a large plastic wheel to turn the screw, on the top - to attach a camera. Instructions written onto the side of the post advising how to attach the camera, set the timer and take a photo of yourself. So I tried it out! 
Then we took ourselves to Dangar Falls and Oohed and Aahed at the spectacle! Poor Colin was not too thrilled when I dragged him along the track to see the falls from another vantage point! He was happier when we reached the spot and the sight was worth the effort! 
He was happy when I said that I did not want to drive all over the mountains in search of more falls but would rather take a few shots of the old and attractive buildings in Dorrigo.Before doing that we went in search of the steam engines that we knew were spread over an area north of Dorrigo. I will write about that place another time.
We are hoping that the weather will be kind to us this week so that we can see more of the beautiful countryside around Coffs Harbour.
AJ
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