South Western Qld – Winter 2018 – Day 6

A sleep in – a great bed – best of the trip. Then a drive around the range to Picnic Point. This is Tabletop looking east from the Great Divide.

A rock felt fern on a hoop pine trunk

The New England Highway at Highfields north of Toowoomba. Go to the next picture if you want to avoid a rant. Highways are being renamed on all/most signage. The New England Highway is now part of Australia’s Country Way. I assume this is a tourism based decision. Similarly the Warrego Highway is now the Warrego Way with WW signage along its length – Western Wanderers? Where’s Wally? Walt Whitman? Walter White? Similarly bye bye Pacific Highway, welcome Pacific Coast Way. I wonder if the expensive rebranding will have benefits for the communities along these roads.

Avo look at this! Roadside stall at Ravensbourne fresh from the farm.

Reed avocadoes at the farm.

Ravensbourne National Park protects a small patch of sutropical rainforest that once grew along the nearby section of the Great Dividing Range.

Stinging tree and palm grove

Vines

Millenial win – cheap farm fresh avos at second roadside stall.

Esk is in Brisbane Valley and the hills surrounding this area have red deer so there is a bit of deer theme in town. Actually our meal was quite cheap.