Winter is here, but the country doesn't know it. The sky was blue and the temperature in the mid 20s as we explored Murwillumbah and surrounds on today's walk. An early start from home had us in Murwillumbah in time for breakfast, which was yummy of course. Murwillumbah is a lovely town with interesting old buildings, cafes, antique and clothing stores lining its streets. We followed the Heritage Walk and climbed up to the top of Lions Lookout where we were afforded beautiful views of the lush, green surrounding countryside, the wide, sleepy Tweed River and nearby Mt Warning (which I climbed a couple of weeks ago). Fun fact - Murwillumbah is the eighth town mentioned in the original Australia version of the song "I've Been Everywhere". A stop at the Visitor Information Centre was interesting. Inside one room the walls are painted with a panoramic 360 degree view of the Tweed caldera from the summit of Mt Warning. Jocelyn and Margot think that counts as actually reaching the summit, but their day will come. Next stop was the Tweed Regional Gallery in which the interior of Margaret Olley's Paddington home has been re-created.. Visitors are able to peer inside original windows and doors to view the eclectic assortment of belongings Olley kept in her cluttered and colourful home. As well as being a renowned Australian artist, Olley was also the subject of paintings by many of her artist friends, including Russell Drysdale. She was twice the subject of an Archibald Prize winning painting; the first by William Dobell in 1948, and the other by Ben Quilty in 2011. Although actual hiking distances were not great today, we did cram a lot in, including food. A late, leisurely lunch at the nearby Tumbulgum Tavern was a perfect finale to our ventures in Northern New South Wales.
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