Noosa Heads Pt 2!

In part II of the Australia roundup, I’ll talk about some of the places that we went to see. We spent a few days in Brisbane, a beautiful town with a nice riverfront walkway. Along that walkway, they have built a beach for the people, with imported sand and lifeguards. Really a nice free perk for the city dwellers!
 

A beautiful beach located in downtown Brisbane

 

Closer to Noosa Heads, we did a day trip into the mountains to the west of Maleny. We found an idyllic lunch spot behind the main street and there was this wonderful tree. I was really taken by the branches!

 

A beautifully branched tree in the mountains

Something that you experience on the East Coast of Australia in summer is a lot of afternoon thunderstorms. One night we stopped for dinner at the local golf course and I was able to capture a few lightning bolts in the distance. Not a good time to hit the links!

Thunder Down Under with a lightning storm in Noosa Heads!

We wrapped up the year with a trip to Woodford, Australia for the Woodford Folk Festival, a 6 day festival with over 2,000 entertainers in the rolling hills of Queensland. I was really taken by the playing of a two sister group called Siskin River who played great together.

 

The two sister blues act, Siskin River crankin out the blues

Next up on the blog is my first report from wild New Zealand! G’day Mates!