Xmas 2012–Brisbane

Our trip from Poona to Brisbane was uneventful. thankfully, and we arrived at the Newmarket Caravan Park with a minimum of fuss. The park is very spacious and well used, being marketed as on of the closest parks to the Brisbane CBD. We had a couple of friendly neighbours for the stay, two of which were either in new vans or vans new to them. The other couple, whom we spoke with a few times, were staying for a couple f weeks so as to get off the farm and were on their way back home from a trip to Adelaide.
It was this couple that gave us their remedy for Psoriasis. He was heavily effected by the open sore variant and swore by this mixture of products being;
1. After a shower you step out, whilst still wet and massage in Polytar Plus shampoo as per the photo below.
2. let it sit for 4-5 min.
3. Step back under the water and let the water run the shampoo off, do not aid it by rubbing.
4. After the shower, work into the Psoriasis some baby oil that also contains a table spoon of Witch-hazel. Shake well before using it so as to ensure it is well mixed.
I will be trying the same mixture on my Dermatitis when i get home.

Anyways, back to Brisbane. Having only two days, i am sure the city has much to offer but we decided on a drive up to Mt Tamborine on the first day, bypassing all of the attractions of the gold coast. We had bought the children here a couple of years ago and i am sure we will return up here in the future.
In Mt Tambourine we found, quite by accident, the Glow Worm Caves. This turned out to be a great attraction, buy no photography allowed in the cave so you will have to take our word for it. The cave, purpose built for studying the worms, was only half full to capacity with worms and once our eyes had adjusted it really did look like the night sky. Truly Amazing.
After the caves we went to the tree tops walk which was also a good choice. As per the Otways, you have raised walk ways through the canopy and cantilevered boardwalks as well as forest floor paths and a river running through the property.

They even had a tank full of Native fish. If i ever stop traveling for a while, i would love to set up a tank again.
Leaving Mt Tambourine we headed back to the van via a shopping mall for afternoon lunch.
In the evening we had planned to meet up with Lynnette for Dinner. This was the main reason for our stop over at Brisbane and we had a great dinner at the Makanan Indonesian Restaurant with her partner Paul.
Day two in Brisbane was taken up with a trip into the city. It all seems well laid out around the river with the main shopping malls on one side and the arts precinct on the other. We started out at the Brisbane Wheel, which unlike the Melbourne Wheel, actually functions. It gave us a great view of the city and allowed us to see some more of the attractions available.  This was followed by a walk through the city malls. Brisbane definitely looks like a place we could return to with more time allotted as there are many things we did not see and do.
After this brief stop we then packed up for our short hop down to Yamba.