We had so much fun, saw lots and did lots. After seeing Bald Rock just outside Tenterfield we drove on up to Stanthorpe,QLD, a huge apple and now wine growing area where we spent the night. Was it cold, the night got down to 4 C! One reason why it is such a good apple growing area, because of the cold. The next morning we bundled up and drove north through Warwick to Toowoomba where I haven’t been since 1984! Let me just say it has GROWN! Anyway, the lookout park that I had been to all those years ago was still there, and still had its incredible view of the land in the west. The rest of the area was all houses, at least some things stay the same. After lunch we pointed Em north towards Kingaroy for the Bunya Mountains National Park. This park has the world’s largest remaining bunya pine rainforest. These trees are the most amazing, the girth is more than Steve or I together could wrap our arms around. We couldn’t do all of the walking trak that we wanted to because of the time and a rock fall that had closed off a huge portion of the track. If nothing else, the girls got to see lots of wallaby’s in the wild vs. in a sanctuary.
The next day we left Kingaroy and headed north east to Gympie and then south to Noosa Heads for two nights. We went to the Eumundi Markets, so cool. They have been around now for over 30 years and have over 500 stall holders. I don’t even know if we saw them all in the 2 hours we were there. Then on down the highway to Yandina, home of the Ginger Factory where 90% of the worlds ginger is produced. We stocked up on ginger and ginger products. Then down to Mapleton where we did a small waterfall walk. Then we flew back up the highway to get to Mt Timbeerwah for sunset. As we were racing up the path the fog was rolling in from the ocean, the rain was starting, but a did get a glimpse of a sunset, just the tail end.
The next morning off to Brisbane via the Glasshouse Mountians that unfortunately were socked in with low clouds so we really couldn’t show them off to the girls, they had to take our work for their majesty. Then down to Brisbane for last minute shopping in the CBD, the Queensland Museum of Science and South Bank which is a redevelopment of the old 1980 World Expo site that is full of water gardens, a beach, cafés and restaurants. Brisbane has come along way in the last 20 years.
Yesterday was sadly saw the girls off at the airport and we continued our adventure homewards. We stopped at Tamborine Mt. , where I used to live in work. Last year we had driven through and I was blown away by the development on the mountain, this time I was ore prepared for it so we had more fun. I took Steve to Curtis Falls, just down from where I used to live and it was as beautiful as ever. Then we did SkyWalk, which is new, a tree top walk through the rainforest, as usual, the heavens opened up and we got soaked. Got some good pictured anyway. Then homewards to decompress and get ready for our next adventure.
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