Bored at School

I'm currently at school, taking a little break during studying; so I thought I'd write another short entry.


Today I'll tell everyone about Springbrook National Park.
For Rach's birthday, I rented a car and all three of us (Demi included) drove down to Springbrook national park, about 1.5 hours drive south west of brisbane.  We tried our best to leave as early as possible, but with the time change and 3 non-morning people, we arrived around noon.


Now I had done some research on the brisbane area before arriving, and this park caught my eye.  Not only was it amazingly beautiful with stunning views and lush flora, but I have never been able to experience so many different and distinct ecosystems on one hike.  While we were there, we did 3 trails: the twin falls trail, the lookout of all lookout points, and the natural bridge.


The twin falls trail was a 3km walk that takes you down into a lush valley, following a winding river that plummets off of a sheer cliff making the twin falls.  The trail started at the top, and by the time we reached the bottom, it had taken us through brush, dense rain forest, between granite boulders, and behind the waterfall.  When we got to the bottom, the trail opened up into a heavenly oasis at the basin of the waterfall.  The water was deep, clear, and refreshingly cold.  There was even a boulder on which to tan!   Talk about the perfect spot.


Next was the lookout of all lookout points.  We were skeptical at the name; I mean.... common, I've seen a few lookout points in my day.  But I have to give credit where credit is due, this one was pretty spectacular.  It was situated on an old inactive volcano, high above the mountain range.  A canopy of green stretched as far as the eye could see.  Silent, we marveled at God's hand in creation.  How... utterly... amazing. Ohhh and to top it all off, there were antarctic beach trees over 2000 years old right next to the trail.








The creme de la creme of the day was the natural bridge.  A cave inhabited by bats and glow worms, with a water fall through it to naturally provide light.   I'll let my pictures do the talking on this one.

After the hikes, we drove out east to surfers paradise - took a nice evening stroll along the beach, letting the surf percolate through our toes and wash the fatigue from our feet.  That night we had Mos burgers, a japanese take on burgers with patties made of rice and kimchi beef as a patty.


I'd say that Rach thought she had a pretty wicked birthday




God is good.... all the time