Beerburrum

Back on the edge of glass house mountains park area, began the day with a climb to the top of Mount Beerburrum - another path but quite steep. Many people were coming to do it for fitness....some were running up it.

I, of course, chose to walk up and the views at the top were very cool!

You could see the skyscrapers of the Gold Coast in the distance 

Beerburrum started as a Post 1st World War settlement scheme for soldiers, which failed due to difficult living conditions for the settlers, it says due to poor soil & lack of farming experience, but sounds like they were mostly struggling with high rents.....same old story.......

The settlement school is still a school today, with a new building 

I went into Cafe Phillies over the road, to try to charge my phone but there were no sockets, as the place was like a wooden shed & I would re-name it 'Christmas Cafe' as it was full of Christmas decorations & trees to buy.......I just can't get my head around it being Christmas soon......in Spring, but couldn't resist taking photos 

couldn't resist a bit of cheese cake & tea

After this I went on another walking trail - to walk off the cheese cake - around Mount Tibrogargan. 

It was nice to spend more time around the glass house mountains & I saw another kangaroo.....which I couldn't catch on camera! But he looked just like this one:

The walk was nice....even though it was spotting with rain a little 

Scribbly gum Eucalyptus ..   the scribbles are caused by burrowing insects

Golden Orb spider.... I think that's its name .....I saw it on an info board ......not poisonous but the bite is painful.  They make very strong webs apparently 

Currently sat in the van at 3.30pm as its raining ........but cosy

Had this song on the brain all afternoon.......I wonder why!..........

Should be this one really, I suppose..   

'Misty Mountain Hop'