Blogs from Springbrook, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

After our chilled-out weekend in Byron Bay, Linda and I headed inland to Murwillumbah (Monday 2ndNovember) along the scenic Tweed Valley Way. With lush valleys and steep mountains all draped in green wherever we looked, it was some of the nicest scenery of the trip so far; and all presided over by the unmistakeable profile of Mount Warning. Known as Wollumbin (meaning 'Cloud Catcher') to the local indigenous tribes, Mount Warning is the remnant core of what was once a large shield volcano that erupted around 23 million years ago. What remains of the volcanic plug now stands in splendid isolation amongst the fertile fields of the Tweed Valley, with the outer rim of the ancient caldera (which is over 40km in diameter) now made up of various rugged mountain ranges, including the Border Ranges to ... read more

"Hi to all, Bilbo and Basho are still on the planet and are alive and well, we havn't been abducted by aliens, although we have encountered a few very strange humanoid life forms, and no we havn't turned left at the black stump when we should have turned right and ended up in Timbuk Three, which is just passed Timbuk Two. This blog has taken awhile to get to print, but no further adieu, here it is. SPRINGBROOK, A scenic drive up the Murwillumbah to Nerang Road, through the Border Ranges escarpment, is the Queensland border seemingly at the top of the world. And just when one thinks it can't get any higher, think again Bilbo, the road to springbrook is almost vertical with a 1 in 10 gradientWe were on the Nerang road, then a ... read more

Day 5 I can get used to this swimming every morning. Although the life saver sign said not to go out past your waist, we had a nasty wind and some big waves for us anyways, the rip was tough to fight so we stayed in the “baby” pool for our own safety. We went on a nice trip out to Springbrook National Park, about an hours drive form mermaid beach, and for starters it begins with a tight little twisty road for about 30km, which would be perfect for the pursuit. LOL. Upon arriving at the 4km loop trail head you walk down along the cliff edge in a beautiful subtropical rainforest; it is lovely and amazing views at the top of the cliff. There is a breeze so it’s actually a little cool for ... read more

Ich durfte mit Jo und Glenn ins Hinterland fahren. Wir fuhren etwa eine Stunde ins Landesinnere. Dort erstreckt sich von New South Wales bis in weite Teile von Queensland Wald. Vor lauter Baeume sieht man den Wald kaum!!! Von den kleinen Bergen (Ich wuerde sie eher Huegel nennen) fliessen Baeche in Richtung Kueste. In verschiedenen Nationalparks kann man auch kurze Rundgaenge machen und Wasserfaelle bewundern. Wir gingen zum wohl bekanntesten in dieser Region. Ein Wasserfall, der durch den Fels hinabstuerzt und so einen Naturbogen geschaffen hat. Leider war das Wetter nicht so gut aber war trotzdem Interessant.... read more

We all decided to go on a family outing in Springbrook which is famous for its waterfall and natural bridge (rock archway). The Natural Bridge cave is also home to thousands of glow worms. Unforturately, they are invisible to the naked eye during the day and can only be seen at night. We all agreed to meet up at the Natural Bridge around lunch time. On our way to Springbrook, we stopped over to pick up some drinks and meat pies at the gas station. We found the aroma of the scrumptious pies irresistible so we devoured the meaty pies before we even get to our meeting place. Few minutes after such ravenous feast, my mom, Liam and I started to feel ill. Jamie’s rough manoeuvring up the mountain cliff of Springbrook made the matter even ... read more