We awoke to a beautiful Queensland sunrise complete with the call of the laughing Cukkaburra and the Whipcrack bird whom I thought from the loudness of the cries must have been perched on the ridge of our tent!Our images of possums sliding down trees after stealing our butter the night before were soon vanquished as we discovered the real thieves - Magpies ! This morning they were caught in the act as we witnessed them from the open flaps of our tent knocking plates and cutlery off our tables and flying away with empty pasta wrappers only to return seconds later throwing the rubbish back down in disgust onto our belongings.
After a hearty breakfast made by the kids of french toast thoroughly drenched in maple syrup we attempted our second bush walk amusingly called Paradise!
This time we bore witness to fig vines hundreds of years old forming cathedral like scaffolding which the kids took to climbing. There were also breaks in the rain forest revealing vast ' alpine' like meadows looking out onto the Bunya Pine custodians on the opposite crest.
The day was rounded off with a game of rounders and an evening climb to the Bunya peak to sit and contemplate a spectacular sunset.
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