Off to a Rainforest and Self Serve Fruit Stands

Mark and Mary suggested we go for a bush walk today in the hills just off the coast near Surfer's Paradise. We drove to Tyalgum and tramped on a well used trail that included a natural bridge. This was located in Springbrook National Forest. I certainly could feel the humidity as we wandered along. We decided to head to another trail head to see some waterfalls while keeping a close eye on the building thunderclouds.

On the way to the next trail head, we stopped at a self serve fruit stand. There were bananas and pawpaws in the basket. The self serve consisted of baskets of the available fruit, an equal arm balance, two bricks (one was 1kg and another was 2kg) and a spot to leave your money. We bought 2 kg of bananas and a pawpaw which apparently tastes like a mango.

By the time we got past the fruit stand we decided to have a coffee break and then the skies opened up. A deluge can flood roads in minutes so we hit the M1 and back to Brissie. The torrential rain made driving a bit dicey but we arrived back in good shape.

The trees are massive.

The Natural Bridge was just behind us.

Mary and Karen selecting the fruit to weigh.

Note the bricks that are used as counter weights on the equal arm balance.

Small bananas called Lady Fingers

This fella stopped by to visit while we were having a cappaccino later in the day.

I love cappaccino Aussie style. It costs the same as a long black coffee.