admiring the rainforest

Mountains and forests

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December 25th 2007
The Nerang Campervan site wasn't very exciting, in fact it was more of a caravan living area!? We hired a car to drive up the small steep lanes through Lamington National Park. The views of and from the Green Mountains were spectacular! We visited O'Reilley's a couple times, where many people go for rainforest treks. The woven trees were huge, the vines were long and spirally, the bird sounds... ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Lamington NP

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more