Show Holiday...lets go for a quick walk

It was an Ekka show holiday in Brisbane so, after a number of very busy weeks, we thought we would take the opportunity for a short 7km walk and afternoon tea at our favourite bushland, Venman National park.
It was a little cloudy after many weeks of blue sky and sunshine...but good for walking.

ahh...luv the Australian Bush

As we walked in the Aussie bush today we were taken to the Gum tree Forrest on the Camino...here is a little background
"In the mid to late 1800s, Don Salvado, the Spanish priest who established the New Norcia monastery and mission in Western Australia, decided that eucalyptus trees would be of benefit to his home country. So he exported some of the species he thought would grow there.
The trees were planted in Galicia, in North Western Spain, and it was hoped that these would be good for furniture making and could become a cash crop. As it turned out these gums were of no use for furniture, or anything else for that matter."

Anita , all kitted out and ready to walk. In front of a big old gum tree.

Then it was down for the hard yards...this is a great training ground with plenty of varied landscape and surfaces 

  Off we go ,the pack looks great and the walking poles are so good, particularly for  ascents and descents. 

So after a refreshing 7km walk we enjoyed a nice afternoon tea in the well set out facilities. Noting the sign not to feed the animals posted everywhere.. Someone who will remain nameless (ok her blood sugar was low and she didn't have her glasses on) she tried to tempt the local wild life to a little cracker.

looks like the message is clear

thankfully some animals are smarter than others..and.prefer something more substantial