A D VE N T U R E S
CLOCKWISE
FROM ABOVE:
Clean mountain
air and views that
stretch forever;
the rainforests
of Barrington
Tops are World
Heritage-listed;
there's a wealth of
information on offer
about flora, fauna
and things to do.
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ADVENTURES
B A R R IN G TO N TO P S , NSW
I
t’s funny how a few days
in the bush can have you
feeling like a new man. All
the stress of day-to-day life
can take its toll on even
the best of us after a while,
yet, for some reason, we
let it get in the way of our
adventures all too often.
Those feelings of frustration
are exactly what prompted this spur of
the moment getaway for me. Sure, the
work was piling up, but every now and
then, you’ve got to know when to say,
“oh the hell with it”, right?
Choosing where to go wasn’t all that
hard because, to be totally honest, I’ve
been absolutely hanging to check out
the Barrington/Gloucester Tops area
properly since a brief overnight stay a
few years back. And I’ll tell you what
– I’m bloody stoked I did, because this
place of full of surprises that’ll leave
you with a grin from ear to ear! What’s
so good about this place, you ask?
Well, it’s not the spectacular scenic