Bunya Forest

Our travels took us out to Bunya Forest today, which is outside Brisbane but only a fifteen minute drive or thereabouts up South Pine Road and onto the Old Northern Road. We couldn't see any evidence from our internet search before we went that dogs weren't allowed and saw no evidence when we got there, indeed some dogs were being walked as we arrived.

So we picked a secluded spot and off we went down a trail into a dry forest of tall eucalypts which the narrow track wound through. The dogs thoroughly enjoyed themselves though Matilda caused some angry cawing by some sulphur-crested cockatoos who were a little agitated before we got there, and their calls were echoing through the forest all the time we were there. Tiny just stuck by our heels and was happy to follow us around, as she so often is these days.

We kept walking up the trail, hoping my some chance that it might be circular, until we ran out of time. We retraced our steps, and were thankful that we weren't lost; although we hadn't actually taken any major turnings, you never know...

Eloise was practically asleep in the backpack by the time we got back. I put her to bed after Nicole had gone to work and I had to wake her up by hissing in her ear as shaking, cooing, unzipping and opening and closing cupboards doors hadn't done the trick. She was a very enthusiastic swimmer, though as usual somewhat lacking in concentration.

We went to Stafford shopping centre later to get some provisions to cook with (Haloumi and courgettes with salsa) and she caught the eye of a lady in a hairdresser who insisted on giving her a goody bag of hair care products on account of here cuteness and winning smile. Could this be the start of a subsistence strategy?