Early-summer thunderstorms, Caloundra.

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We have experienced a few dramatic early-summer thunderstorms at our new home over the last few weeks. These scenes are from Kings Beach and Happy Valley, at Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. Some show storms building, others in mid-action, and others of the retreat.

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Kings Beach 2AM 3781-3786 stitch

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Caloundra 2AM-003731

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Caloundra 2AM-003541

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Caloundra 2AM-003548

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Caloundra 2AM-003700

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Caloundra 2AM-003701

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Caloundra 2AM-003712

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Kings Beach 2AM-003643

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Kings Beach 2AM-003646

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Kings Beach 2AM-003647

 

Cabarita Beach and Surrounds – NSW.

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Aerial and terrestrial images of Cabarita Beach, Norries Head, Hastings Point, and Cudgera Creek – on the Tweed Coast of NSW.

Cabarita Beach 2AM-000274

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Fish 2AM-007879

 

Hastings Point, NSW – where Cudgera Creek enters the sea after it’s sinuous meander.

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Hastings Point 2AM-000292

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Humpback Sunrise 2AM-007774

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Maggies Beach 2AM 3413-3414 Panorama

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Norries Head 2AM 262-263 Panorama

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Norries Head 2AM-007865

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Norries Head 2AM-007869

 

The Blue Mountains, NSW.

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Rain caresses the skirts of Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains – near Blackheath, NSW, plus a portion of the floral diversity at the beautiful Campbell Rhododendron Gardens in Blackheath, NSW.

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Blue Mountains 2AM-006879

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Blue Mountains 2AM-006899

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Blue Mountains 2AM 6914-6915 Panorama

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Blue Mountains 2AM 6929-6935 Panorama

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Blue Mountains 2AM-006938

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Blue Mountains 2AM-006942

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Campbell Rhododendron Gardens 2AM 6831-6832 Panorama

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Campbell Rhododendron Gardens 2AM 6845-6847 Panorama

 

Belmore Falls – Southern Highlands, NSW.

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The impressive Belmore Falls, in good flow. These falls are in Morton National Park, very near the town of Robertson in the Southern Highlands region of NSW.

The Belmore Falls is a plunge waterfall with three drops on the Barrengarry Creek in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales.

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Belmore Falls 2am-003088

Hindmarsh Lookout 2AM-003055

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Hindmarsh Lookout 2AM-003066

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Hindmarsh Lookout 2AM-003072

The view from Mount Ngungun – the Glasshouse Mountains, Queensland.

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The 360 degree view afforded from the top of Mt. Ngungun is fascinating – the 2.8 km (return) hike up is well worth including in your plans.

These are some of the volcanic plugs (remnants of volcanic activity that occurred 25-27 million years ago), known as the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. These two are, from nearest to furthest, Mount Coonowrin and Mount Beerwah, as seen from Mount Ngungun.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-003979. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004006. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2am 3992-3995_stitch ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004003. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004009. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004013. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004021. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Cheers.

Kangaroo parking sign…

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On a recent trip I was quite relieved when I finally sighted this sign – I was beginning to wonder where I was going to rest/leave my trusty kangaroo-steed, having been travelling for several hours 😉
Perhaps my recollections are failing me, but I thought these were much more abundant when I was in school – perhaps everyone is using roo-ber?

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