Dorrigo National Park VKFF-0144

After stopping overnight in Coffs Harbour, drove the Waterfall Way up to Dorrigo. Although not a long way, it took about an hour, with roadworks on the steep drive up. There are also several places where the road is only wide enough for one car, so need to give way at times for cars the other way. Got to the Dorrigo National Park Visitors Centre. Sign for the park

Drove past the visitors centre to a nearby picnic spot, The Glade picnic area.

As only mid morning not many picnicers there yet. Set up on one of the picnic tables in the sun. After climbing up from the coast it was a lot colder, only around 13 c or so.

Shack on the picnic table

Got on 40 m. Found the band quite dead with hardly any signals. Not sure if the foliage nearby or just poor conditions. Made the following contacts

VK3PF
VK2IO/8 in VKFF-1265 Yeperenye / Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park
VK5BJE
ZL1TM
VK3MCK
VK3SQ

Tried 20 m, only one contact, 

VK2IO/8 in VKFF-1265 Yeperenye / Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park

Tried 80 m where I made a few more contacts.

VK2VW

VK4TJ VK4/AC8WN VK4/VE6XT

Getting close to lunch so packed up with 11 contacts and headed back to the visitors centre.

Some photos from the skywalk lookout at the back of the centre