We woke this morning to our coldest morning so far, our thermometer was showing 0.4oC when I got out of bed and there was ice over the tent and car.
Frost on the 100 series
It took a while but we finally left camp to check out the attractions in the Springbrook area. Springbrook is a plateau about 900 metres above sea level and on the eastern side there is a large escarpment with quite a few waterfalls. First stop was Purling Brook Falls, this was the site of one of the earliest settlements in the area.
Springbrook Plateau
We then drove to Canyon lookout, the view was good but local burn offs had put a lot of smoke in the area. From there we went to Goomoolahra picnic area, this a very nice picnic area with tables and bbqs tucked into bush areas and a small waterfall and lookout at the end of the track. Then it was up to the Best of All Lookout, we thought the drive up to the plateau was steep, the drive to the Best of All lookout was further up the mountains and steeper.
Best of All Lookout, Springbrook
We then headed back to the village, had lunch and Jacky found a small craft shop with local craft product with some exquisite glass and ceramics items. Jacky found a nice painted ceramic spoon for her collection.
The last place to check out was the natural bridge on the other side of the park, it was about 30 kms away through the Numinbah Valley, another early farming area in the mountains. Here the creek had worn a large hole into the rock and then flowed out from underneath the rock forming a bridge over the creek. The waterfall into the natural bridge was backlit and quite picturesque.
Natural Bridge waterfall
Natural Bridge waterfall
On the way back to camp there was another historic tearoom in the Numinbah Valley and we enjoyed a very nice cuppa with scones, jam & cream.
Back at camp the temperature is rapidly dropping after the sun is set, currently I have a thick shirt, 2 jumpers and a thick coat on and I’m using fingerless gloves to type this.
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