Today we went for a picnic at Rainbow Beach.
It was a last minute decision, as many of our trips often are!
So that is why I forgot to put in towels!
I only put in a change of clothes for the kids, not even their swimmers.
But I did pack sunscreen!
And the camera!!
And we went shopping on the way to pick up our usual picnic treats, rolls, ham, tomatoes, swiss cheese, cheese wedges, cheerios, lychees, chips. We didn't even get to the cheerios & chips, the kids were too busy playing.
We drove to the end of Inskip Point first to see where the barge leaves for Fraser Island. Then walked to the water because the road was 4-wheel drive only. We walked through some soft sand and Isaac said it was the roughest terrain he had ever walked on!
Then we drove back to the beach in town for our picnic.
We had our picnic on the sandy beach today so we could see the kids.
I don't actually recommend this, unless you like your ham, tomato & cheese roll with a bit of crunch!
After lunch and playing in the water, we drove to the reservoir at the top of Cooloola Drive and walked the short bush walk (600m) to the Carlo Sand Blow. And did it blow my mind!! I've never seen anything like it. I've seen it from the beach before, but I had no idea how spectacular it was up close. Rob and the kids walked on it and then Rob & Isaac raced to the top across the other side! There were paragliders and two men were setting up their hang gliders right in front of us. It took ages, we didn't get see them lift off.
Then we walked the lovely little bush walk back to the car and so ended another lovely family day out!
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Picnic at Rainbow Beach
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Brooyar State Forest
It's amazing the things you find when you go looking.
We hadn't heard anything about this place.
Rob just saw that there were lookouts marked on a local map and we decided to go have a look and pack a picnic.
The two lookouts we found were stunning.
Amazing views to the west and sheer rock cliffs that were being climbed by abseilers and rock climbers.
We drove on to find the camp ground the climbers camp in by Glastonbury Creek.
And Rob decided that the best picnic spot was not the picnic table by the creek...but the sandy bank across the creek.
So after he carried Ava and piggy-backed me across...the kids had a little swim (in their undies) and we had a beautiful picnic.
We hadn't heard anything about this place.
Rob just saw that there were lookouts marked on a local map and we decided to go have a look and pack a picnic.
The two lookouts we found were stunning.
Amazing views to the west and sheer rock cliffs that were being climbed by abseilers and rock climbers.
We drove on to find the camp ground the climbers camp in by Glastonbury Creek.
And Rob decided that the best picnic spot was not the picnic table by the creek...but the sandy bank across the creek.
So after he carried Ava and piggy-backed me across...the kids had a little swim (in their undies) and we had a beautiful picnic.
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