Day trips from Brisbane
Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre, The Gap
This afternoon we take the kids to The Gap, a few km North West of Brisbane. The park is part of the Queensland government. You pay a small entry fee to visit the Discovery Centre which has several reptiles including snakes, a crocodile, and many more, but also some animals held outdoor like Audrics favourite
Fun at our Airbnb farm
Since a few days we stay in Thornlands, which is about 1 hour south from Brisbane and close to the coast, although most of the coastal areas around Brisbane have mangroves, there are a few places that have sandy beaches within 20 min of our Airbnb location. We will stay one month here, the place
Main Beach, Gold Coast
Today we head towards the south to discover the famous Gold Coast. As we only go for a day trip we choose Main Beach which is only 1 hour from our new Airbnb location in Thornlands and the northern part of the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast named after it’s gold coloured beaches, is known
Daisy hill conservation park
Today we took the time to discover the Daisy Hill Conservation park. The Koala centre has free access. We saw several rescued Koala’s, most of them were awake and very funny to look at. The centre had lot’s of information on other native animals and different projects to protect them, it was very nicely set
Caloundra, Sunshine coast
We leave our Airbnb in Samford and we head toward the Sunshine Coast. The Sunshine Coast start 100 km North of Brisbane and is known for its nice beaches. It appears to be less touristic then the gold coast which is 100 km south of Brisbane. Normally it would take a bit longer than 1
D’ Aguilar National Park, South section
Today we took a few hours to discover the D’Aguilar National Park, which measures 36 000 ha. It is only 20 min from Samford, up to Mount Glorious. We stop at Maiala, starting point of several short and easy walks in rainforest and a nice BBQ, picknick area. It is currently winter season and very