After another relaxed start to the day, and one of Mark's famous fry ups for breakfast, we decide that the weather is just perfect for a return trip to Maleny and surrounds.
Our son Mark, is trigger happy today, that is with the camera, which is lucky for the two of us!
He is definitely behaving like a small child most of the day and takes endless photographs, much to our annoyance. Although he takes lost of great landscape shots, the camera seems to be in our faces a lot of the time too!!!! I'll save those photographs for another page.
It's been good to spend time with our son. This time, rather than spending lots of time around Brisbane itself we have managed to get out a little bit more and I'm enjoying seeing some of the sights further afield.
We spent more time enjoying the view over the Glasshouse Mountains. Although the Sunshine Coast isn't that far away, we didn't have enough time to visit the coast today. This only gives us another good reason to return to the area in years to come.
We enjoyed a morning tea of Dutch Honey Cake (if you haven't tried this toasted and spread with butter, you must!). Honey Pie brewed coffee on the portable gas stove and I had a herbal tea.
Some kilometres further north we found ourselves at Kondalilla National Park and it's time for lunch, which we have on a picnic bench accompanied by a variety of birds, but namely the brush turkeys.
After more brewed coffee for the guys and a variety of cold meats, cheeses and crusty bread, we're ready for a walk to Kondalilla Falls.
Kondalilla Falls, translates to 'rushing waters' in Aboriginal.
Unless you're going to Heaven, what goes up must come down! A hard lesson we've learned on this trip.
Kondalilla National Park is located in the Blackall Ranges, near the quaint village of Montville, which is a destination in itself (another trip? Another year maybe?)
I love the lacy look of the trees here, you can click on the image to enlarge it!
Well, this is one occasion when we didn't heed the signs, and left starting our walk too late...it was dark by the time we arrived back at the car. Naughty.
Tomorrow we leave Brisbane and head closer to home.
We aim to make it to Byron Bay tomorrow. Can't wait. I just love Byron Bay but have never spent more than a few hours in the town. This time we plan to stay for three nights.
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