No walking with the regular Wednesday group last week as some of the gang were off doing a 4 day coastal trek in N.S.W. practising for their English coast to coast trek later this year. However, never one to stay still for long, I walked many other days with Reg and others exploring old places and new. One day saw us walking the beautiful Berrinba Wetlands area with our neighbours. We enticed Reg by promising a visit first to the Super Butcher at Browns Plains, so he was a very happy hiker after that. After promising myself for years a visit to Daisy Hill Conservation Park, I finally got there last week. Only 10 minutes from home, this 571 ha of open eucalypt forest provides significant habitat for koalas and other wildlife. There are plenty of walking tracks and we decided to follow the Spotted Gum Trail and part of the Stringy Bark Trail. The reserve is also home to the Daisy Hill Koala Centre, a dedicated koala education centre which houses a large outdoor koala viewing enclosure and many interactive displays. Tawa joined us for walk one morning along Main Beach and the Spit , where we admired luxury yachts, sparkling seas and sunny sky. Reg's son, Murray came to stay for a few days after watching the mighty Maroons beat N.S.W. in this year's State of Origin. He loves early morning hill climbs, so we climbed Mt Warren each morning and enjoyed some fine sunrises. We quickly worked up a sweat each day despite the winter chill. We also took Murray on a walk along the Southport Boardwalk one day, and on another into Brisbane for the French festival at Southbank. Our little part of the world continues to surprise us and bring us great joy. We like to follow the advice of one of Confucius' most famous quotes ... "Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
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