Anne and Mick decided that they would treat us to a night off as a birthday present, and we elected to go to the Lamington National Park and stay at the O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat.
So we set off on Friday and pitched up there about two o'clock before embarking on a stroll down to a cliff face above the Albert River called Pat's Bluff, probably after some bloke called Pat.
The views were very long; about 40 miles over mountains stretching west and southwest and the weather was beautiful if chilly at the 1000m or so elevation we were at as we munched on our pre-prepared packed lunches and thermos coffee.
When we got back we went for a dip in the hot pool as the sun went down, which was reminiscent of the Roman Pools we visited in Italy one time - warm from the neck down, taters from the neck up.
Then a meal which didn't really live up to the O'Reilly's reputation (first day of new menu, Nicole's meat overcooked by her standards, her apple crumble very very crunchy and hard - mine very tasty thank you very much) and off to bed.
May 27, 2008
Lamington National Park
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Hello! I came across your blog after searching for something on flickr, and you had posted a picture of it (some place around Brisbane I think). Anyway, I don't think it's fair to read someone's blog without leaving a trace, so here you are. It sounds wonderful to live down under (I used to and probably will again in not too long). Last time I was there with my partner we had plans to go to Lamington, but somehow didn't get around to it. Now that I see from your photos how beautiful it really is there I will definitely drag him down there next time we go to Brisbane.
ReplyDeleteThanks - Maybe I should negotiate a commission with Tourism Queensland ;)
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