Walking in Springbrook National Park

Helen walking behind falls on the Twin Falls Circuit

This week we crossed our fingers that the weather would be kind and headed to Springbrook National Park for some bushwalking. We did Purlingbrook Falls first and they were putting on a magnificent display. This is the upside to all the wretched rain we've had this year. There were waterfalls racing down mountainsides everwhere we looked.
'We' means my new walking buddies, Helen and Jenni.
The picnic area was completely isolated, being a school day, so we lunched in peace and quiet at Purlingbrook then headed to the Canyon. We walked the Twin Falls circuit which is only about 4 km long but it was even more spectacular than Purlingbrook. We walked behind the falls which was amazing as there was quite a torrent pounding down. The spray spread over the track and the rainforest and made me feel like I'd landed in a movie set. . We needed our umbrellas to keep from being drenched as we walked through the waterfall but this was the only time we needed them all day. Although we could see rain over the Gold Coast it never made it to hinterland until we got back in the car to leave for home.
I took some spectacular photos to share but the technology is defeating me and this is the only one I could upload  - nothing new about that I'm afraid. You get the picture (pardon the pun).

What's new at GOMA

Okay, so maybe the APT exhibition (Australia Pacific Triennial) isn't all that new, in fact it's 20 years since the first one and this one, APT7, has been around since about December but it was new to me. It's also the first time I've done a guided walk through an exhibition. It was well worth doing as it gave us insights into what the artists' thinking was and why the elements of the exhibition were important. As the name suggests, the exhibition occurs every three years so make the effort to get there before it finishes on April 14 because you won't get another chance for 3 years.