Often when Ian and Kathy come to visit we like to go on a bit of a road trip exploring the local area. Kathy had already asked before coming if we could do a drive up into the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, in particular to visit a small cemetery at Witta where her twin infant brothers had been buried. They were born before her so she never knew them, but through family history knew all about them, so our mission for our drive was to pick up Kathy's sister Lyn who lives on the Sunshine Coast as she was joining us for the day and head up to Maleny via Palmwoods and the the Razorback Road into Montville.
We were up early to pick a picnic morning and afternoon tea with the view of buying lunch whilst we were out. I had also wanted to check out Kenilworth, so the plan was that after our visit to the cemetery, we would head to Kenilworth for a later lunch.
We picked up Lyn from out near the highway and she greeted us with a little gift of miniature bananas each from their tree. I have never seen fully grown and ripe bananas this small before. They were tiny but still very delicious.
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Miniature banana
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The drive into Montville was absolutely beautiful as you came up onto the mountain through a canopy of trees crossing the road. It was made even nicer by the fact that the day was overcast and light rain falling which added to the colour and life of the forest....
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The drive into Montville via the Razorback Road.
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It would be hard to find a town on the Sunshine Coast that is more charming
than Montville. It is perched on the Blackall Range, and this quaint village is home to
art galleries, cosy coffee shops and boutique stores where you'll find
everything from handmade beanies to one-off sculptures made by local artists.
There are plenty of accommodation options around town including rainforest
cabins, luxury resorts and cute hinterland cottages.
Upon parking we headed across to the Village Green as we wanted to get some photos of the road coming into Montville from the overpass bridge. This is such a beautiful little precinct in Montville and has quite a history.
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Steve and Kathy on the overpass bridge
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Views looking down the road from the overpass bridge
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This area which is now known locally as the Village Green was once part of the road
reserve and was known as "The Reserve". The area was used as a convenient
yoking area for bullock teams taking empty wagons down the Razorback. It was actually
thought to have been among the first land cleared in Montville.
Since the 1980s there has been a concerted effort to protect the
area as a green space. In 1982 logs were installed along the edge of the green
to restrict parking and development. In July 1983 camellias were planted on the
green in memory of long-time Montville resident and gardening authority Byron
Watkins.3.
In 1984 two new flag poles were presented and installed on the green by the
Palmwoods Lions Club. Further garden beds were planted. In 1987 tables were
provided on the green and three “Old English Gaslights” (electric) were
installed on the green. As the plaque on the lamp post records they were a
centenary gift from the Dallas family and Alison and Jack Warren. A new
flagstaff was commemorated in the Bicentenary year on Australia Day 1988. Also
in 1988 the lane between the Montville Village Hall and the Village Green was
named Memorial Close.
The Village Green has been used as communal gathering space since settlement.
It was used as the school playground for Montville State School. It is used
annually for the Christmas Concert and Anzac Day Service.
In August of 2008 The Montville Memorial Precinct was heritage listed and was added to the Queensland Heritage Register.
Today the "Village Green" (as it is commonly known) or The
Montville Memorial Precinct is a triangular park formed by Memorial
Close (north, Razorback Road (south) and Main Street (West). Memorial
Close is between the park and the Memorial Gates. The six memorial
trees are evenly spaced in a row along the northern edge of the park
opposite the gates....
The memorial trees are tall spreading figs that overhand Memorial Close and much of the
park. Other smaller trees and shrubs grow in the park and together with the memorial trees
create an extensive green shady area. The park is covered with lawn except
under the trees and where there are small garden plots along the Main Street
edge. A low stone wall runs at intervals along this edge. There is a flagpole
at the north western corner of the park. Each of the memorial trees bears a small brass plaque inscribed with "1914-1918",
the name of one of the dead from World War I, and "Lest We Forget".
A series of four picnic settings are spaced at regular intervals in a row
underneath the trees.
The picnic settings and a modern brick amenities block in the north-east
corner of the park are not considered to be of cultural heritage significance.
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Montville Memorial Hall
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This Memorial Hall was originally erected to commemorate those who
served in World Wars One and Two. The hall was built during World
War Two by the men of Montville and Flaxton.
The Soldiers' Memorial Hall was built in 1941 under the auspices of the
Montville sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Imperial
League of Australia by veterans of World War One as a
club room for returned soldiers. In seeking a grant of crown land on which to
build the hall, the builders cited the need to provide support for World
War Two servicemen when they returned. As home to the local sub-branch of
the RSL, it functioned as a clubroom for local veterans until 1978 when it was
donated to St Mary's Church of England and renamed Montville Memorial Hall, St
Mary's Church Hall and Community Centre. Since construction, a kitchen has been
added. The verandah was built in August 1995.
The Montville Village Hall was built in 1903 on land donated by Edward Smith by public sbscription as the Montville School of Arts and was administered by the Montville School of Arts Committee right up until 1975. Not only did it house a School of Arts Library but it became the centre of Montville's social activity. The village green incorporating the first cricket field was developed opposite it.
The hall became the venue for local christenings, weddings and funerals and in the 1930's was also the place where the first ANZAC Day Dawn Service was held in front of the new Montville Hall Memorial Gates which had been previously added to the front of the building.
By the 1930's and 40's the building also became popular for it's dances, film nights, concerts and theatrical performances as well as being used by the Montville Fruit Growers Association, the Montville Progress Association, the QCWA, the Junior Farmer's Association and the Montville Pastime Club.
It was also was the origins of many romances and courtshuips and also many childhood memories of games around the hall whilst the adults worked or socialised.
The Montville Village Hall was heritage listed in 2009 and has had major
restoration work undertaken in 2012. It continues to be the centre of local
community and social activity, hosting special events like the Australia Day
Breakfast, a monthly market, film nights and dances. It continues to provide a
venue for a range of local associations, groups and clubs to meet and has
become very popular for low cost weddings looking for a natural, heritage
setting. It is used extensively for day and night hire by associations and
groups seeking an ethical, community-based venue.
The Memorial Gates are located at the front of the hall. The
gates and associated fences form a semi-circle around the front of the main
part of the hall. They comprise four sandstone pillars supporting wrought iron fences and a wrought iron gate. The two pillars supporting the gates
are larger than the others. A flag pole is located at each end of the structure...
These Memorial Gates commemorating those who served in World War One were unveiled on 11th November 1921. Not only did these list those who served, they
also listed those who volunteered but were rejected on medical grounds – this is quite unique
for Australian War Memorials. The event was celebrated by a fair on the village
green and a cricket match.
St Marys congregation has worshipped in Montville since 1908, with the
present church opened on 1/8/1914 by Archdeacon of Brisbane, Venerable H
F Le Fanu.
The Church Bell - was donated by - St Andrews Anglican Church, South
Brisbane to mark the 75th anniversary of St Marys Anglican Church,
Montville. The bell tower was constructed and erected by voluntary
labour from church members and the local community and at a ceremony
on the 6th August, 1989 and was consecrated by the Rt Revd G V
Browning, Bishop for The Northern Region of the Anglican Diocese of
Brisbane, assisted by the Revd J Pryce-Davies.
From the checking out the historical building on the Village Green we wandered a little further down the road and checkout out a small shopping precinct. There were some interesting shops here along with some public art in the form of mosaic artworks. All very colourful and interesting...
I took a particular interest in a candle shoppe as our girls have their own little candle making business and it is always good to check out the opposition and she how they present things and do it...
He also came across this sign in one of the shop windows and it put a smile on his face. There is probably some elements of truth in it though...
A lot of people believe the most frequently washed body part in 2021 was the hands,
But, in fact, it was the Brain...
Whilst he wandered inside this store to take a good look, I was more interested in checking out the mosaic works that were hanging on the outside of the building...
From here we noticed another of the Aussie icon "Big Things" across the road in the form of a big Koala, so both Kathy and I headed for the pedestrian crossing to cross over the road to check it out...
Right near the pedestrian crossing though we came across and iconic red telephone box so of course that presented another photo opportunity. The phone though has been removed from it, so we weren't able to pose making a phone call...
Of course we had to check out the Big Koala and us girls even had to have our photo taken with her. We are not sure how this Koala came to find residence at Montville. I did read somewhere that it came down from Townsville, but can't seem to find any information to collaborate that. Still we had fun crawling inside to have our photo taken with her...
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Love this front on shot of us both...
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They also had a rather large dinosaur in front of the building there as well, so I managed to make sure that Steve stood with it to allow me to grab a few photos...
By now we had spent a good amount of time wandering around Montville so decided to head back to the car. Montville is a treasure cove of all things quirky and interesting, and even in our short walk back to the car, I found many interesting things to photograph. In fact there was so much that I soon realized that we needed to spend a lot longer up in this little village... Definitely a lot here to do and one could easily spend a whole day in Montville alone and I doubt that you will still see or experience it all...
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Scuptures found on our walk...
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The gardens were full of colour..
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The town rubbish bins...
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Lots of wonderful art galleries in town...
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Montville was first settled in 1887, and is known as the 'Creative Heart of the Sunshine Coast.' The town was named by Henry Smith who bought a
selection of land there in 1893 after a suggestion by his mother, as it
reminded her of their early years in Montville, USA.
Montville was predominantly a logging then farming
community until a tourism boom which commenced during the 1970s, taking
advantage of the scenic views of the Sunshine Coast and the nearby
rainforest walks.
Popular attractions in this amazing little village include galleries, restaurants, wineries, cheese
factories and craft and clothing shops. The world-renowned Australia Zoo
is a 20 minute drive down the range at nearby Beerwah.
This pleasant village is also home to pottery studios, art
galleries, antique stores, fashion houses and more. The sites of
restored and historic buildings are signposted throughout the town and
are worth seeking out.
The Kondalilla National Park is North of Montville.
Kondalilla (aboriginal for 'rushing water') Park offers lovely scenic
walks through the rainforest, spectacular waterfalls and is the perfect
spot for a family picnic.
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Lots of little treasures you find when you wander along it's footpaths
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Inlays like this can be found along the footpaths in town...
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Montville has a huge range of award-winning restaurants
and cafes which specialise in diverse menu with indoors or outdoor seating. The place comes alive at Christmas time when the entire length of the Main Street is lit up with beautiful
lights. Unfortunately we missed that his year, but it is something to definitely remember so that we can check it out in future years.
A unique 'Senses Trail' has been established at
Razorback Lookout in Montville. This trail enables sight impaired
visitors to have direct contact with nature.
The town is now a popular short break tourist
destination for the people of Brisbane and is famous for its parks and
walks including the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk.
We had really planned to be in Maleny for morning tea so we needed to get moving as it was already morning tea time, and we were still in Montville...
On route to Maleny we came across Gerrard's Lookout. I had previously stopped her for a look when my girlfriends were down in September.
Last visit it was very overcast and cloudy and today wasn't not much better, although it did clear a little whilst we were there and we did manage to get a bit of a better view than when I was last here..
I was keen to stop again as I wanted to show Steve the house below with the grass roof. It has been a long time since Ian and Kathy had been here also, so they also were keen to pay a visit and work out the different landmarks around the Coast...
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The grass roof house has amazing views over the coast..
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Steve and Kathy checking out the view...
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After all the rain that we have had, the countryside looked amazing, with everything so lush green and the hills covered with flowering dandelions. I know they are probably considered to be weeds, but it really did make an awesome view...
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After all the rain, the countryside looks amazing...
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Gerrard's Lookout, known to some as simply 'Gerrard Lookout', is located in the hilly heart of the Blackall Range, in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Gerrard's Lookout provides great panoramic views of the Mooloolah Rivier Catchment;
surveying the Nambour, Mooloolaba, Mudjimba Island and Maroochydore
areas, and even out as far as the Mt Tinbeerwah and Noosa Heads areas.
Gerrard's Lookout comprises of a small
marked car park, lush grass, a decent-sized rotunda with seats, two
picnic tables and an erect memorial plaque. There are car parks
dedicated for use by the disabled; and as well as a set of concrete
stairs in which to access the lookout, a ramp is also available to one
side. The memorial is located in front of the rotunda.
The memorial stands in memory of Charlie and Hazel Gerrard, who
donated the land on which Gerrard's Lookout is situated so that it could
be enjoyed by the public. The plaque was donated to the lookout by the
MacIntyre family, and marks the distance between Gerrard's Lookout and
landmark places such as Brisbane (82kms), Kenilworth (25kms), Caloundra
(24kms) and Nambour (13kms). These pointers are marked spherically
around the outside of the plaque.
The plaque was donated to the lookout by the
MacIntyre family, and marks the distance between Gerrard's Lookout and
landmark places such as Brisbane (82kms), Kenilworth (25kms), Caloundra
(24kms) and Nambour (13kms). These pointers are marked spherically
around the outside of the plaque.
As both Kathy and Lyn grew and or holidayed around this area when they were younger, they found it interesting checking out all the land marks and reminiscing about a lot of their childhood memories and the places they visited..
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Photos of two sisters...
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From here it was straight through to Maleny.. Before heading to the park for morning tea we took a little drive around town and found the Showgrounds. We have read lots of great reports from the caravaning community in regards to the showgrounds here being a great spot to spend a few days and the costs are reasonable, so thought we should check it out whilst we were there...
We were suitably impressed, lots of lovely green grass sits and there is a board walk from the showgrounds directly into town.
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Lovely green grassy sites...
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The sky was looking quite overcast again, so we headed back into the Maleny township to see if we could find a picnic table in the park there so that we could enjoy our morning tea.
We found a picnic table pretty easily and were just about to set up when it started to spit with rain... In the end we moved to a rather large picnic table under cover on the banks of the river. There was another family there but were quite happy to us to have the other end of the table as they were nearly finished anyway so we set up our picnic morning tea there.
We set up for morning tea and pulled out our freshly baked scones with jam and cream, along with Kathy's wonderful fruit cake...
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Morning Tea at Maleny...
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The shed we had morning tea under was right on the river bank...
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Enjoyed morning tea right on the banks of the Obi Obi River...
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The Obi Obi River boardwalk is a fantastic spot for seeing the elusive platypus. Previously we have seen them here, although didn't take the time to look for them today. The best time to see these elusive little creatures is either morning when they are making their way up the river, or later in the afternoon before sunset when they are making they way back home to their burrow. The walk along the river here is a little over a kilometre and is a lovely walk especially around sunset..
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Park of the boardwalk around the Obi Obi River in Maleny.
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There was a lovely children's playground at the park also.
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As we walked back to the car, we couldn't help but admire the beautiful flowering ginger plants that were all out in bloom along the footpath..
It was almost lunch time when we left Maleny on route to Witta, a little community about 15kms north of Maleny on the way to Kennliworth. This was our main mission of the day to visit the little cemetery there and see if we could find where Kathy and Lyn's twin brothers were laid to rest....
Fresh, air, peace and tranquility would best describe the small town of Witta on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Previously Witta was known as Teutoburgh back in the 1880's as it was first settled by German immigrants. The name Teutoburgh came from a nearby German mission.
There days there is not a lot to Witta. Few streets make up the little village. There is one general store and the original Witta School. Both Kathy and Lyn had memories of this school. It is no longer a school but is now a community facility with toilets, shady areas and picnic tables. Across the road from the old school is a quite modern Witta Recreational Club which has a children's playground and a large playing field.
Witta offers the chance to stroll the few streets that make up
the little village and take in some fresh air or perhaps drop into the
general store. By the way, the general store is also the only store in
town.
Witta's best-kept secrets are twofold.
Just across the road from the store is what the locals boast is the best
view of the head of the Mary Valley that gives rise to the Mary River.
The second secret is historical - the old Witta Cemetery.
A
walk around Witta Cemetery proffers a snapshot of the early settlers.
Scattered across the cemetery are the names of the first German families
who settled at Witta. Curiously, pictures or symbols accompany many of
the inscriptions on the gravestones. The symbols indicate the interests
of the deceased like musical notes, piano, horse-rider, fisherman and
sailing ships. Then there are epitaphs like 'It's not the first game
that counts, it's the last one.'
The cemetery was why we were there and the thing that stuck us the most, was the idealic setting with rainforest surround it. It was so peaceful and tranquil and would make an ideal end of life resting place.
When we arrived there were quite a few workers there cleaning the headstones and tombstones in the cemetery. It turned out that this was one of jobs that they were doing in order to do their Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Even with them working there, it was very quite and peaceful and the only noises you could hear where that of the birds. The cemetery is beautiful kept and surprisingly we really enjoyed the couple of hours we spent there.
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Family decorated for Christmas
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sheltering from the rain that started to fall as we arrived...
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The thing that really impressed us about this cemetery is that it is still very much in use today with quite a few recent burials having taken place. There was even a young man and his young son sitting beside a freshly dug up grave-site and it made your heart ache for what they must have been going through. Whilst we continue to live our lives with out a care, there are others around us who feel such deep sorrow and wonder how on earth they can continue to move on in their life. I was very mindful of this today as we walked around the cemetery. There were quite a few headstones of people taken way too early when they should have been in the prime of their lives.
This tombstone really impressed me. What a wonderful tribute to a much loved wife and mother. I have never quite seen a headstone like this one before and I loved "the accomplished shopaholic". It humanized this lovely lady..
There is also a large military presence in the cemetery. We came across a lot of soldiers who had lost their lives and were buried here. The above one spoke volumes. This young soldier lost his life when he was only 26 - in the prime of his life. His family have honoured him each year by leaving either a painted or mosaic rock to make his birthday and the age he would have been each year.
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Such very peaceful surroundings with the rainforest all around...
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Not only was the cemetery tucked wound in the quietness of the bush, there were also lots of lovely flowering plants within the cemetery as well which added some life and colour to this peaceful spot...
A lot of these plants have been planted by the families of the deceased creating wonderful and peacedul surroundings for them.
This headstone was made from beautiful time. All so different from the cemeteries that are uniformly set up in the bigger towns and cities. Being here just did something for you. You felt a calmness and a peacefulness here that you don't feel at too many cemeteries I have been to in the past...
I was quite touched by the above tombstone also, where they had mounted these little birds in the headstone. I remember an seeing these sort of birds and ducks on lounge walls. Obviously they were a favourite or this couple and tell a story for the grieving family...
Whilst Steve, Ian and I had a good wander around looking at the different headstones, Kathy and Lyn were searching for the spot where their little brother's were buried. Kathy had sent away to get some information of their burial site, but unfortunately had left it back at our place on the Sunny Coast. She did have some idea of where to look and in the end narrowed up down to a row of two. There was no headstone on their little grave. Back then, there was no spare money for things like that, when you were trying to put food on the table for the rest of your family.
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Kathy standing between the two sites where she believes her twin brothers were buried...
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We came across these three tombstones below. Obviously this lost of life was tragic, as it seems that a husband, wife and mother all dies together. Thoughts go through your mind.... was it a car accident, was it suicide, was it a domestic violence act... what causes the death of the adults and leaves two young children as orphans. There are some truly sad situations around. Irrespective of how they died, this was a tragic event in the lives of this family...
By now we were making our way back to the car when this one large tombstone caught our attention. It was massive, which made us wonder whether the coffin was encased in this marble above ground and not buried. It is amazing the thoughts that go through your head when visiting a cemetery..
By now we were all feeling pretty hungry and it was after 1pm, so decided to was time to get into the car and start heading for Kenilworth where we had planned to have lunch.
As we drove out of Witta though, we noticed that were were still some pretty grand properties there that would be worth quite a packet.
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Loved this sign on their fence....
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Another fancy letterbox
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It was only a 34km drive to Kenilworth through some of the most beautiful countryside. Rolling lush green hills and valleys. Just stunning and we all enjoyed it very much. We arrived in Kenilworth at 1.40pm and headed straight to the Bakery to buy our lunch as they close at 2pm.
The Kenilworth Bakery gets rave reviews on the Caravaning and Camping sites. The Kenilworth Bakery is really famous for their donuts, especially their 1kg donut. There is no way in a fit that we could ever eat something that size but we were happy enough to check it out and even take a photo of it...
This country bakery was established back in 1924 so is almost 80 years old and is heritage listed with it's old woodfired bread oven. The owners have perserved and continued on the history and charm of this bakery and have added so much more. Not only do they do bread and sourdough, but also offer Artesian Pies, Donuts (which they are famous for) but Vegan goods and gluten free as well as Dog treats.
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Their famous donuts...
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Their famous 1kg donuts...
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Only one of their 1kg donut left...
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They even had some 850gm donuts. These looked pretty awesome also, but there is no way that even the four of us would have managed one of these. They would feed a party but they are obviously popular, as you read about their donuts on all of the camping webpages and they as synonymous with Kenilworth.
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850gm donuts.
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Since their donuts do get rave reviews, we at least felt that we should buy one, and then just cut it up and share amongst us all. It was to be our dessert, but we were all full from our pies that it ended up coming home with us.
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The lastest 1kg donut eating champion...
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Going into the pie side of the bakery, we found out that they also do a 1kg sausage roll, although we hadn't heard about that one. It just looked like a very long sausage roll that the bakery had forgotten to cut up.
Obviously as I hadn't heard about this one, it has not been as popular with the traveling communities...
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The 1kg Sausage Rolls
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The heritage listed woodfired bread oven...
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Between the two Bakery shop fronts, there is an arcade with some incredible art work... Along with it’s drawcard of the ‘1Kg Donut eating challenge’ the bakery is also home to two murals commissioned by owner Jenna Sanders.
Sanders tasked local air brushing artist Ryan Cribbons aka Daus von Roe
to paint the first 15-meter mural of musicians to include her favourite
artists – Led Zeppelin, Beyonce, David Bowie, John Lennon, the Rolling
Stones, the Doors and Salt ‘n’ Pepa. The mural is painted on a
corrugated tin wall. Music lovers need to walk to the rear exterior of
the bakery to appreciate this work of art in full….
In 2020, Sanders again had Daus Von Roe revisit the Kenilworth Bakery
to paint on the side wall of the adjoining building which lines the
bakery’s driveway, another mural which contains images of some 30 well
known musicians from across the world…They were very impressive!!
Once we had grabbed our lunch we headed down the street to go across to the park near where we parked to have our lunch.
There were quite a few quirky little stores in Kenilworth and I wish we had more time to explore them. I definitely think it would be worth doing a bit of a road trip through this area and stay a day or two to explore not only the town further but also some of the great creeks and camping sites close by...
The Kenilworth Show Grounds is another great camping spot and gets lots of favourable reviews from a lot of the camping web pages. We could see that it was popular as there were quite a few vans parked up there. It looked a great spot as everyone was camping on beautiful lush green grassy sites. The other bonus to camping at the showgrounds in Kenilworth is that the showgrounds is right in the middle of town and there are great little cafe's and coffee shops within walking distance.
Our lunch destination was the Kenilworth Town Park which is situated directly opposite the Kenilworth Cheese Facotry on the corner of Charles and Elizabeth Street. The park has excellent facilities with a large central toilet block along with undercover picnic tables and gas barbeques. There are drink fountains, plenty of garbage bins, and a fantasic range of playground equipment for kids of all ages..
With the
support of a local businessman several of the factory’s employees then
purchased the factory. It re-opened for business in September 1990 as
Kenilworth Country Foods. Now in its third incarnation, the factory was
recently purchased by a well-known local dairying family and is now called
Kenilworth Dairies.
The dairy is quite a tourist attraction in town, and you can witness the making of their cheese from a viewing platform and they also have cheese samplings of many of their wonderful cheeses. They have a wide variety of cheeses from handcrafted, matured, wax-coated cheeses made using traditional recipes to a wide range of flavoured, gourmet club cheddars to every day family favourite cheddars and fetta cheese. They had some really interesting cheeses and we ended up purchasing some to sample ourselves.
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We decided to try out some of the many cheese varities from the Dairy...
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They also had a huge selections of pastes and jams to go with the cheeses also, but these were quite expensive so we didn't worry about getting any this visit...
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Kathy checking out some of the many sauces and pastes on offer...
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A large selection of honey flavours for sale also...
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Some of these pastes sounded really yummy and would definitely go with cheese.
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They also had quite a selection of country style homewares that are for sale too. You could be very tempted to indulge. Good thing we don't have the space for all of these things anymore...
They had some great fridges filled with their cheeses and yoghurts and it was hard to make a choice as there were so many wonderful sounding cheeses we would love to have sampled...
Kenilworth
Dairies are also makers of fine Yoghurt, Mouse and Ice cream. We checked out their ice cream stand and they had our favourite kind.... Rum and Raisin, it wasn't hard to make the decision to have some ice cream as dessert...
We decided to sit at one of the tables in the garden away from others. There was plenty of room, and plenty of knick knacks to check out also which gave this place some character...
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Double scoop of Rum and Raisin Ice cream... YUM YUM YUM....
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The birds were pretty friendly also, and came to visit us at the table. Steve gave them a little of his ice cream and they were pretty happy to lap it up...
We really have had the most wonderful day and have really enjoyed visiting all our destinations today. The trouble is each of them has been wonderful and there is so much to explore in each of the places. I think we are going to need to do a road trip through here so that we can stay at each place for a few days everything.
Before leaving I had a walk around the garden to photograph some of the bits and pieces that have been used to create a great atmosphere here...
One last walk around town before heading home. By the time we headed back to the car it was after 4pm and we still had a good 40-45min drive to get back home. We also had to drop Lyn off first as well. It really has been the best day and I have managed to tick quite a few of the bucket list places I have wanted to visit in this after off today...
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Today's road trip around the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
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I wonder what we can plan for tomorrow as Ian and Kathy are still will us for another day.
As we were in no hurry to end our evening, we ended up having a game of Sequence and 5 Crowns after dinner. These are some of our favourite games to play when we all get together.
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