Today it was time to say goodbye to John, Anne, Brisbane and the galahs. John and Anne really have been very kind to us and at their suggestion we have been to some fascinating places and done some very interesting things. We had an early start, breakfasting and packing the car in time to leave before 7.30 but then had to return to give John his specs back which we found in the car. We set off properly at about 7.45 and spent nearly an hour battling the rush hour traffic before we hit the clear road south towards the Lamington National Park.
After a pause to buy essentials such as beer and a wine box and for smoko (cinammon doughnut) we took the wibbly wobbly road up into the Green Mountains. Rosena says that the scenery is spectacular, Dave was concentrating on not falling off the road. We arrived at O'Reilly's Rainforest Resort just after noon and were able to check in straight away. Our room has a balcony with a splendid view out over the mountains on the Queensland - New South Wales border.
The resort organises lots of activities so we signed up for an afternoon guided walk. This was led by a self confessed celebrity, Glen, who spent all of his time telling allegedly funny stories and only talked about the flora and fauna in passing. We did see a few interesting trees and the amazing strangler fig which afflicts bunya trees and after a hundred years or more strangles the life out of the host tree. Worst of all Glen overran by half an hour and by the time we got back for smoko all of the best buns had gone.
After a stroll along the rainforest boardwalk and the treetop walk it was back to our balcony for sundowners as we watched the sun set over the mountains. We had taken the precaution of packing some picnic meals as the restaurant prices here are even steeper than Brisbane parking ticket and we tucked in to tuna and salad.
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