Family Trip V Byron Bay & Springbrook NP

Well done, everyone manage to wake up to see the sunrise from the most easterly point of OZ! Although Lisa and Mun Geon must have a sleepless night trying to squeeze in the motorhome's 'single' bed. The motorhome is suppose to fit 4 people but 3 seems a better fit/ We took the walking track which takes about half an hour to the lighthouse. It was a cloudy morning, so it turned out not a good sunrise picture session.

But we are lucky to see few whales swimming pass (quite far from us but still...), so we are chasing the whales up and down that we forgot about the lighthouse. [whale season along the east coast from july-october]

Name of this bird: Yet to be figured out =P

Beautiful views after a steep descent from the lookout

Grafitti @ Byron Bay Street

Next on the itinerary is the Natural Bridge at Springbrook National Park*****. About one and half hour drive from Byron Bay. The GPS brought us through the country roads. Saw this miniature horse by the fence so we stopped the car.

So cute! It's head is so big comparing the ratio of it's body =P

                  An easy walking track leads to the natural bridge

Waterfall, into the natural bridge

The cool weather + ice cream!

     The motorhome and P&A's tent

That night, we set our camp at the National Park settlement campground, about half an hour drive from the Natural Bridge. It was so cool during sunset. There's a free BBQ area so we cooked our dinner at the shelter.

After dinner, we return to the natural bridge to view the glow worms! There are so many worms in the small cave, looks like a starry sky! Info about glow worms can be viewed this post : Great Ocean Road IV

It might be the coldest night the 4 of them had, because we are in the mountain and there is no powered site! No heater for tonight. . .  Peter got a campfire going eventually but it is too cold to enjoy the campfire and the wind kept blowing the smoke, hurting our eyes... ooooOhh...

Morning came and we woke up to see the frosty grass! Wow that must have been 0-1 degree celcius. P&A had almost become frozen in the tent. The motorhome guys haven't got a decent sleep too. Poor thing... It was a memorable night! A mistake in camping in the national park during winter! Although winter in Gold Coast is not cold at all but in the mountains it is freezing! We had be better of staying another night in GC's apartment and make a day trip to the natural bridge. Well, it's an experience!

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