Take 2 !! Jessica comes to visit !

Take 2 !! 

Jessica Comes to Visit ... 

...  So we return to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

We decided to have a few nights on Bribie Island at the Bongaribee caravan park so we could visit George's cousin but still have some quiet family time with Jessica to catch up.

We drove to the east coast of the island where we looked across to Moreton Island and remembered the days we spent as a family at Tangalooma Island Resort when the girls were little. We walked the beach and went out to the southern tip.

We also drove out to White Patch on the Pumicestone passage side, where we could once more we could look across the passage and back to the Glasshouse Mountains. The day was getting on as we sat and talked with locals down on the sand and the light was great for taking photos across the water. 

 We decided to have happy hour back on the esplanade, nearer to the caravan park, as the light faded.

The next day we headed up to Montville where we stopped to take in the views up and down the Sunshine Coast and forage through all the different shops in Montville together. There was the usual trying of clothes, smelling of soaps, perfumes, candles, puzzle shops, chocolate and wine  and of course lunch and lots of giggles. To finish the day we headed back up to the Glasshouse Mountains lookout for her to see the views from there.

While Jessica was with me I decided to brave the new clippers we'd bought from Aldi (we love Aldi) a few weeks ago and give George his first home haircut. I needed her to bouoy my courage. She was also hesitant at first but taking over the clippers she did a great job, leaving me only to cut the top with the scissors. 

We farewelled Bribie and the cousins and headed back across to Munruben for a few days with friends. Here we mainly relaxed, but did manage a drive up to O'Reillys in Lamington National Park. But on this occasion we had ' insider local knowledge ' and were told to take Duck Creek Road up the western side of the mountain ... Thanks Patrick ! 

It was a ' 4wd only ' track, with warnings not to attempt if raining ... just our luck it was overcast and of course me being a worrier I worrried the whole way. The track was excellent and proved not too difficult, but is definitely not for the faint hearted as it is narrow, steep, and has quite a drop off down the mountain. We now know what our ute and driver is capable of. The views were excellent with opportunities to stop so the driver had a chance to see the views as well. The track has been kept up by locals with a sense of humour, as there are many placards naming viewpoints and spots along the drive. I'm guessing they may be in honour of people who have donated towards the tracks building and maintenance.

We reached the top and had a brief wander around before heading back down the usual road. 

   

  

In the next instalment, we move with Jessica back to Beenleigh for Jessica to spend some time visiting our good friends Jim (Lefty) and Loris and head back into Southbank, before she flies home again.

By Lynne