We were very fortunate to have some visitors over the
past little while. Alex & Linda, Alan's parents came for a visit.
They proved themselves to be intrepid travelers, staying awake until
almost 10 pm on their first night in Oz, after arriving on the 7 am
flight from LA. I'm fairly certain Alan and I didn't make it past 6 pm
on our first few nights in Brisbane. It was so nice to have people
staying in the "guest wing" of our apartment, in fact it felt very empty
after they left for Sydney. Thank you so much for traveling the long distance to visit us, Alex and Linda! We had a wonderful time!
Our first weekend together took us out to see Tamborine Mountain, Byron Bay, and Springbrook National Park.
Tamborine
Mountain is in the Gold Coast hinterlands, and is an artsy little town
filled with galleries, shops (including a cuckoo clock shop), wineries,
and restaurants. Alan and I were here a little while ago on a very rainy
weekend, and the place was empty, which was probably a contributing
factor to our cuckoo clock purchase. With Alex and Linda, we were
fortunate to have a beautiful sunny day and Tamborine Mountain was
transformed into a bustling hive of activity. We took a walk to a
waterfall, wandered the shops, and had lunch with some lorikeets at the
Polish Place restaurant (where the views are considerably better when
it's not pouring rain and foggy).
Here are some pictures from Tamborine Mountain!
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| A little walk through the rainforest. |
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| This tree looked like a work of art! |
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| Waterfall. |
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| The intrepid travelers! |
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| The lorikeets start by watching you from the trees. |
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| Then they move in slowly to their birdfeeder... |
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| Plus a few more... |
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| Shortly after we took this picture, some unsuspecting person walked into the courtyard and sent them flying back to the trees! |
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| The views are much better when it's not raining and foggy. |
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| The lorikeets are happy to help with the clean up. |
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| Beautiful birds! |
Our next day trip was out to Byron Bay and Springbrook National Park. Byron Bay is south of Surfer's Paradise, and is a bit bohemian, and very beautiful. We walked up to the lighthouse, talked our way onto the lighthouse tour, and stopped for a quick lunch. Then we hopped in the car and headed back to Brisbane, stopping in at the Natural Bridge section of Springbrook National Park on the way home.
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| Beautiful Byron Bay |
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| Alex and Linda |
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| Alan, Linda & Alex |
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| The Lighthouse |
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| On top of the lighthouse. |
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| The views are pretty spectacular! |
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| As with many things in Australia, this beach is dangerous, and you can't do a lot of stuff on it. |
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| Natural bridge in Springbrook National Park |
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| Another rainforest walk |
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| So peaceful and serene |
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| Looking for eels in the creek. |
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| Another tree masterpiece! |
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| Heading for home. |
Next up, pictures from our trip to Noosa, the Australia Zoo, Fraser Island, and Lady Elliot Island!
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