Australia is full of green hills, forests from dry to tropical, grasslands and mountains. Bush walking is apparently quite a popular national and tourist pass time. The day before Christmas Eve we headed North from Brisbane to the Glass House Mountains. These eleven hills are the remains of the once active volcanoes and some of the mountains have nice hiking tracks. Our goal was to conquer the 253 meter Mt Ngungung. Walking up the hill on a hot day is pretty sweaty stuff, but the 20 minutes climb was definitely worth it: panoramic views were just stunning.
Recommended by a local sign : moderate levels of fitness and bushwalking experience! (wtf)
And the reward for the hike : panoramic, spectacular view from the high up!
The ultimate hero shots - because it was worth it
After a short stop to local info center on the way back we also learned something about these mountains. The weird name of the group of mountains dates back to Captain Cook. To the local indigenous people, the hills in question are spiritual places. Apparently us, the westerns and the indigenous people of Australia have a rather different conception of these hills : For Westerners, the urge is to challenge and climb to the highest tops (to control the nature) and to the Aboriginals, the virtual is to show respect to the mountains by not climbing them.
Our Day trip continued to Sunshine Coast and Caloundra. First things first: a quick dip into the warm and wavy sea and then a late lunch. We wanted to have something quick and easy and the first place that we encountered promised that they have the "best" fish and chips. Who would settle for less? Seashore picnic with fish and chips and a ginger beer - what a classic combo.
And another reminder to self about coffee in Australia : ordering Ice coffee is a classic mistake you can make, if you expect a latte with ice cubes. Ice coffee, at least on the surfer beaches in Australia, will get you a sort of an ice cream frappucino with heaps of sugar. *Best to avoid*
And another reminder to self about coffee in Australia : ordering Ice coffee is a classic mistake you can make, if you expect a latte with ice cubes. Ice coffee, at least on the surfer beaches in Australia, will get you a sort of an ice cream frappucino with heaps of sugar. *Best to avoid*
After a small stroll in the main beach we headed to a bit more quiet one to try kayaking. We had J&A's tandem kayak with us and we took a trip to a nearby sand island. On the way we shared the bay with dozens of windsurfers and that stuff looked quite a bit of fun. When we hit the shore we walked to the other side of the narrow island and J got her first taste of real waves in Australia on a solely long beach.
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