Stuff that's happened recently...........
Princess Sparkles poses for the camera on Christmas day.
Testing the day bed we bought at Bunnings for the verandah.
New years eve, Anna & Rosey slept over at Nanna & Gunthers' place & we all went to the Brolga theatre on the river bank to see the fireworks & live bands.
Dancing on the grass in front of the bands. Many new friends made.
As above.
Nanna, kids & grand kids at Gympie station, waiting for the 'Valley Rattler' steam train.
Everyone gets a window.
The view kind of looks like a painting.
Mary Valley from the 'Rattler'.
Turn around point at Amamoor.
On the turntable, ready to spin around.
Engine turning around for the return journey.
Turned & hooked back up.
Yvonne, with a grumpy looking fat guy in the background.\
Dagun Station a 30 minute stop.
As Above.
Picnic at the park in Gympie after the train ride.
Sunset drinks & nibblies behind Sue & Marks' caravan.
For further & other views of this same trip check Sue & marks' blog.
https://cubbyhousetravels2.blogspot.com/
The taxi picking us up to go exploring.
A replica of the Stinson that was used in the movie about the disaster.
In the gardens at O'reillys.
Info.
Tree top walk entrance at O'reillys.
Heading up into the canopy.
The view from up top.
The walk.
A King Parrot having a feed.
Some Rosellas awaiting their turn.
Pano from the verandah of the restaurant at lunch time.
As above.
The stump of a big fallen tree.
Purlingbrook falls.
As above with Yvonne.
View out past the falls.
Outpost cafe at Canungra, very popular with motor cyclists.
Camp Canungra.
Mark & sues' camp on the river bank.
As above.
The swimming hole just behind the caravan.
As above.
A 26 metre climb up a fig tree from the treetop walk & that is followed by another 6 metre ladder.
Birds getting fed.
The old tramway tunnel at Canungra.
Inside.
The fence didn't stop us.
An ice cream afterwards at the Outpost cafe.
The camp kitchen.
As above with a carved lizard.
As above. During lunch a large sleeping possum in the rafters rolled over in his sleep & fell 12 feet straight into the rissoles.
Toasting marshmellows as we needed a sugar hit. It worked.
Pano Camp Canungra.
Hinze dam behind the Gold Coast.
2 really big fish pictographed from the dam wall, they were about 1 metre long.
The walk into Natural Arch.
As above.
As above, entering the cave.
As above, us.
In the cave.
As above, with the waterfall coming through the hole in the roof.
Video as above.
A nice spot for a swim.
On a bridge.
The hole & the waterfall in the cave roof, from above.
Lizard.
Pizza night, with a ver pregnant Rachael & Seth ( not pictured.)
Toowoomba gardens on the way home.
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An overnight freecamp at Hampton North of Toowoomba.
As above.
As above, breakfast next morning.
Coffee at the amazing junk shop in Esk on the way home.
