We have now entered the state of Queensland! Kind of a surprise...I was expecting wilderness and low population, heck this is where Steve Irwin grew up and lived! But it's modern, bustling with people, and the beaches are gorgeous! The further north we go the better it gets! The city of Brisbane is one the coast, but located on a river. The city is referred to as the city of cats because of the catamarans that ferry people up and down the river. We quite enjoyed Brisbane, there are walking streets in the central business district(CBD) that are lined with shops, bars and restaurants. Business people and tourists are all bustling up and down the streets getting to where they need to go!
We were quite fortunate to be able to free camp within Brisbane. The park we stayed in had a variety of birds, and also large fruit bats that loved the mangoes that hung in the trees. This bird is the kookaburra. It has the most amazing call. It's call starts out sounding like laughter, and then morphs into a chimpanzee sound. It's hilarious!
The walking trail takes you to the top of Mount Coot Tha that overlooks the city.
The summit!
The view!
The summits restaurant!
And of course there has to be a spider!! Slightly smaller than my hand!
Brisbane's CBD
We took the catamaran ferry and went up and down the river.
Enjoying beer and fries at the Pig and Whistle downtown Brisbane!
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