Mount Tamborine

Awoke to the early morning birds and life in the lovely mountain. Took of early to the monthly markets. We walked and walked and walked and enjoyed the lovely cooler morning and broke all our rules and bought quite a few things. They had a great range of local crafts; everything from reclaimed timber chopping boards, leadlight, polished cow horn products, fabulously cheap plants, handmade felt hats, all sorts of wood worked pieces from bowls to coat hooks and also quite a bit of art, opals and jewellery. There were also some great food stalls under the tall shady trees where you can fuel up for a second visit.

After we took a seat at a lovely gallery/café called the Secret Garden. We sat in lovely comfortable lounge chairs and looked down the rolling green treed lawns to the valley below. They have an adjoining bookshop and often do book launches that take in the lovely view and the gorgeous home cooked food. It was lovely. The mountain is covered with street side fruit stalls selling what ever is in season. Currently we purchased large bags of the most lovely tomatoes for $4 and 3 avocadoes for $2. The fruit is picked daily and you know you’re getting the freshest out there!

We then took a walk about the block which included the lookout at the end of the point and through a huge old treed farm that was donated to the local church groups. They have installed offices, camps and even accommodation all over this magnificent property and it makes for a lovely walking route.

Returned back to Warwick and Janis’ to even more fabulous hospitality and enjoyed roast pork with apple sauce and rhubarb and apple crumble. Yum! We could get used to this!