Time to head back to Brisbane...slowly with lots of stops. First one was a short hike to a waterfall where 3 young mates were abseiling. The word "falls" could have been used two ways...luckily they made it safely. Driving a bit farther, we stopped where a pile of cars were stopped...what's up? Parasailing! Saw at least 20 brave souls run and jump off a high ridge and sail they did. We noticed that risky, adventurous spirit is common both here and in NZ. We have enjoyed driving about the hinterlands. Here's Rog's take on it:
In America we have many place that we named by or in honor of Native Americans. A few examples are: Pottowatmie Trail, Hiawatha Nat'l Forest, Tecumseh, Titieawasee River, Lake Huron, Mackinaw Island...and there are many, many more. Many places in Australia were named by the Aboriginal people who were here for 30,000+ years before the Europeans came just 200 years ago. Try to read the names of the places we drove to over the last couple days. We went past Jimboomba on our way to Canungra by way of the Mundoolun Scenic Way. Then we drove to Binna Berra to do some hiking. Binna Berra means "where the Antarctic Beech tree grows". Then on to Burringbar, Murwillumbah, Mooball and finally to Mulumbimby where we are staying tonight with Seeta. Tomorrow we will pass through Mudgeeraba, Nerang and cross the Tallburdgera River. If we had more time here, we should go to Baddaddaba and Benobble just because they should neat. Could you say all those words? We sure had trouble with many of them.
In Mulumbimby, we took a walk to where the river meets the sea. Spotted dolphins, turtles & lots of fish and people enjoyed the crystal clear water. Got a message that we'd left our charger at Jan & Terry's so made a plan to meet up with them on our way back to Brisbane...note to self: got lucky, we were close by...be more careful! Got to Brisbane in time to check out tomorrow a.m. Route to drop off our car and then to Colin & Tonya's again for a good night's rest.
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