Exploring the Noosa Hinterland
It was another glorious day when we set out to explore the hinterland of the Rainbow Beach and Noosa areas. We turned south from the Gympie road toward Kin Kin. The road is in good condition with bitumen through the fertile valleys and gravel through the rolling hills. Rain forests adorn the hills and market gardeners are active in the valleys.
Rolling Hills
Gravel road mountain pass
Long road
Farm house in the green valley
We came across a quiet little valley where the forest had been cleared and a rest area had been developed. We walked into the rainforest for a few hundred meters along a track and took some pictures of the tree canopy. It felt like another world.
Rest area in them thar hills
Inside the rain forrest
Filtered light under the green canopy
We eventually came across Kin Kin which turned out to be a charming little old village where one could sense the history of the area. This history started with timber cutting and eventually moved on to dairy and small produce farming. A coffee and some cake later we continued through this historically rich area on to Pomona. Behind Pomona a ‘Volcanic Plug’ overlooks the town. Volcanic plugs were formed by volcanic events some 5 million years ago. They are literally ‘Magma pimples’ that have been squeezed onto the earth’s surface by pressure increases pushing on cooling lava.
For more information visit the following sites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_Kin
http://www.noosacountrydrive.com.au/country-drive-villages/kin-kin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomona,_Queensland
The ‘Country Life’ hotel at Kin Kin
Churches to be found at every place
The General store
A galery of historical pictures at the General Store
The Art school at Kin Kin
The products of the Art school (insect)
Along the way we drove through several other villages on our way home. We returned late in the day to our caravan park.
The plasma plug overlooking Pomona
…and the Locals are very friendly.