Out and about in the Glass House Mountains

Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Sun 11 Nov 2012 02:09
The Jacaranda trees are out at the moment, beautiful lilac colour.  Everything is green and there is no colour other than these trees.They are all invasive though, brought in from South America, and the Caribbean.  These are some of best shots, shame about the roads and signs.
 
 
 
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We had big thunderstorm pass through one evening and next day had a carpet of purple as well as purple in the trees.  looked fantastic.
 
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Typical (big) Queensland house. Built on stilts to stop the termites (and presumably get a bit of a draught under the floor.
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Whilst looking for lunch we came across the Mary River Festival...
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Guess where Stephen coms from?
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This is ceramic mural in Gympie depicting major town events.  Guess what two were.
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This is typical pub in Mapleton, called the Mapleton Tavern.  The boys had a huge roast beef roll here.  They asked for horseradish sauce and smothered meat with it.  When the chef came out they complimented her on her roast and asked her how she cooked it.  The lamb was pot roasted – nice one boys.
 
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