Glass House Mountains

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This morning Chris's parents flew into Brisbane, rented a car, and met us at the University of the Sunshine Coast. First we showed them the kangaroos then we took them to Mooloolaba to show them the ocean and grab something to eat at the Hog's Breath cafe. Here I learned that there is no ketchup, only tomato sauce. It's a lot thicker than American ketchup.

After some debate about what to do we decided to first walk around the area a little to look at a few mansions, and then drive over to the Glass House Mountains. *These mountains were formed as molten lava cooled to form hard rock in the cores of volcanoes between 26-27 million years ago. The source of the lava was from the East Australia hotspot. The surrounding softer rocks have been eroded in the subsequent time, forming the spectacular volcanic plugs that remain today.* We hiked around them until late in the afternoon. Assuming we were going to the beach that day Chris and I had worn sandles, and I had worn a skirt. It was pretty difficult making it up one of the paths we followed, but the view was definitely worth it!

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Photos

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view of the ocean from Mooloolaba beach

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eating with Chris's parents

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the beautiful mansions!

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Chris and I with the Glass House Mountains

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hiking up the mountain

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the view from the top

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Chris and Jim climbed up mostly the rest of the path. No way I was going to climb that in my attire!

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he made it!