Gathered from what the locals told me, Tamborine Mountain has a population cap of 10,000 (currently at 5-7,000 and not all full-time residents, many weekenders) thus ensuring the integrity of the Mountain community and providing a sustainable environment for all creatures great and small. It's very popular if a property comes on the market as it's only 550m (approx) up to the plateau making it an easy drive. I could easily live here.
The views are magnificent, the flora and fauna wonderful and the human infrastructure sensitive and complete. A trip down to the city at your feet only necessary if you so wished.
Enjoy the photos of my dream living environment. Oh, did I mention it's also very cool up at Tamborine Mountain - there are chimneys and fireplaces! My kinda country!
Home to Queensland's first National Park
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Charming businesses with beautiful wares for sale
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Homes with breathtaking views to both the east (coastal) and west (inland)
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I'll leave you with some flora on the Mountain
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Farewell from Tamborine Mountain
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Rest assured that Part 3 or 4 will hold all things great, small, furry and/or wet.
Ooh and ahhh. I doubt the big city would ever call my name if I lived in that neck of the woods. And a better climate that much of QLD.
ReplyDeleteThank you - and some jealous thoughts.
It's so gorgeous up there, that I would never venture down unless totally necessary! I would have bored everyone silly with the hundreds of photos I took :)
DeleteThese pictures are beautiful! I would have been in heaven in that store!.
ReplyDeleteHi Rose and oh, what gorgeous snaps! This place looks fabulous and I agree with Cheri - the store looks like I could do some damage in there! :) Thanks so much for popping in to see me.
ReplyDeletebe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
CHERI & SHELIA: I knew you two would be in heaven in that store!
DeleteThanks for reminding me how beautiful that place is, Rose. The contrast with the GC is almost extreme. Yes, I could easily live there, too.
ReplyDeleteWith such a short drive between the two, the contrast really is staggering Pauline!
DeleteWhat a wonderful trip you had Rose, I love everything about this post, your photos are great!
ReplyDeleteMountains, rivers and forests are some of my all-time favourite things Denise. :)
DeleteI can certainly see why you would like to live up there Rose. So beautifull. Looking forward to more. So glad that you had a wonderful break away. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the forest parks here in Oregon. So glad you are enjoying it!!
ReplyDeleteYou are right, that IS a dream environment.
ReplyDeleteI used to dream of retiring somewhere up there, or at least having a long holiday, but things didn't work out and now I don't want to be that far away from my kids.
What a wonderful place! Such great views, beauty and that great little collectible shop.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mini-trip. Have a great week ~ FlowerLady
Oh my gosh that forest in Queensland's National Park looks amazing Rose! I would love to spend hours and hours in that forest. Wow.
ReplyDeleteOh Rose! The wooded paths... I could (and probably would) get lost in the beauty. I can see why it "calls your name"! Hugz!!!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! I wish I could live there too. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like paradise to me :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be up in that forest canopy Rose, I could imagine I was Tarzan in that environment.
ReplyDelete"Aah-eeh-ah-eeh-aaaaaah-eeh-ah-eeh-aaaaah!”
Some woodcutting and hunting tools, a local forest dwelling man(or woman) ((maybe that should be woman(man))) as a friend, and become self sufficient. Maybe it's too late for that now.
Fabulous views.
P.S. I'm grammatically deficient today so excuse the mish mash of words.
Jim, you mad scot - I'm in stitches - I could be Jane - LOL.
DeleteIt's never too late so they say - mish mash away, I get your humour!
That looks like a lot of fun. I love visiting places like that, especially the gift shops with beautiful wares :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful trip you had, dear Rose!
ReplyDeleteTamborine Mountain looks beautiful. The views are really breathtaking and the flowers are gorgeous!
I would love to be there with you...
Love,
Sonia.
I forgot to say that your header is very beautiful! Wow!
ReplyDeleteWhat fantastic photographs. The trees, the views, the flowers .. everything. Would you believe I knew an elderly lady who would visit her daughter in Brisbane. I would ask her why didn't she move over there (perhaps into a retirement home) and her answer was "I just don't like all those mountains they've got over there!" Mountains? I love them no matter what size they are.
ReplyDeleteOh Mimsie, how sort of sad. I just can't imagine a mountain not being a thing of utter beauty - not to mention the wonders of nature that live and grow and thrive in their heights.
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