Auburn River National Park

Two weeks ago my room mates Stephan, Andrew, and I decided to get some much needed time out in nature on our day off. Working on the mandarin farm is outdoors and quite nice work outdoors but still hard work and a load on the mind. So we made the 40 minute drive west out of Mundubbera to Auburn River National park. 

Auburn River NP is not a very big park with few features other than the impressive river, water falls, rock pools and lookout points over this rough section of the upper Auburn River. 

A short 600m descent from the car park spits you out amongst a valley of rocks that dwarf any human. What was most worthwhile about the rock was that you feel like a kid again, in a giant jungle gym with so many big rocks, rock pools and caverns to discover. Just have to be carful, there are open mine shafts in the park. 

This park was totally worth the visit for a sunny afternoon! 

~W

Mt. Walsh National Park

On out way back from a bit of stress release in Harvey Bay we thought it would be a cool idea to swim in the ocean and mountains in one day. So we stopped at the Mt. Walsh National Park rock pools for a dip and some great photo ops. 

It's a difficult one to get to, with winding long, dirt country roads and little signage(even the Queensland Parks Website directions are wrong) but we made it. To get to the pools it's a 15 minute short hike up to them. 

Once there it is a bit of a playground. With about 6-8 natural pools to chops from, it's a place best enjoyed at 4:20 or with a case of beer. Remember to truck your litter out. 

Here are a few photos of our stop at this beautiful natural landmark! 

~W

On the Road: Australia

I have a few photos from my travels up the coast from Sydney to Mundubbera, QLD that I thought would be cool to share. 

The story is, I needed to get up to Mundubbera to find some farm work. So I left Sydney with my back pack and set out hitch hiking up the coast. In total it took me 4 days to get to my location. It was a great experience with lovely people. 

Here are a few good shot of my time on the road thus far. 

I'm sure I will have more parts like this to follow, throughout my travels. Somewhere along the highway folks. 

~W