Tree Change

On Saturday we headed off to the Scenic Rim, a stunning day for our ‘tree change’ weekend. We drove all the ‘back roads’, the roads less travelled, and stopped at historical Harrisville, home to pioneer female filmmakers at the turn of last century. The thing that strikes me immediately as we leave the city behind is being able to ‘breathe’ again – yes, literally breathe! The air is crisp, fresh and so unpolluted, and we could tell the birds loved it too as they chirp louder! Whip birds, bell birds, hard to imagine that 20 million years ago this was the centre of a volcano. We arrived at Boonah and had a sensational dinner at Vue Restaurant in front of the fire: huge king prawns and barramundi by a very talented chef. Today after an early morning dramatic thunderstorm, we headed off to Queen Mary Falls via Spring Creek café. Sometimes two days away in the country feels like two weeks holiday.