Chuffa

Rural Queensland brings entertainment and relaxation in equal measures.

We slept pretty well, despite the loud noises emanating from the nearby bush. The B&B is situated at the top of quite a steep hill, across which used to pass a tramway, which operated for about 40 years at the beginning of the last century. You can still see the trackbed cutting across the hill. At the bottom of the hill the council has replanted a small reserve, which adds massively to the environment and the overall pleasure. Very large parts of rural Queensland have been turned over to arable farming, and you can see how the land has become depleted and 'grey', in contrast to the lush rain forest.

After an enormous breakfast, we headed east towards the ocean, as I was determined to see and swim in the ocean whilst we were here. Our visit to Noosa wasn't really very successful, as it was too busy and there was nowhere to park, so we couldn't visit Noosa head. We managed, however, to visit the park on the spit on the other side of the downtown area, and I managed a short swim in the estuary, which was delightful.

After that, we headed off inland again, and motored around a bit, stopping here and there, including in Imbil, which seemed to be a place that time forgot. It too had a railway, that became a heritage railway until it had to close for health and safety reasons - the Mary Valley Rattler. I've put the magnificent Railway Hotel in the extras.

Along with some joeys. I mean - those animals are just so ubercute, but I felt it probably wasn't a good idea to blip them every day. The other extras include a view of the full moon in the gloaming (we weren't up to see the eclipse as it was at 3am) and a view across the valley from our balcony first thing in the morning, showing just how luscious the greenery is here. And an over the top sign. There are lots of those here.