Murwilumbah, with Dianne and Haydn.


My trip is coming rapidly to its end, I do not know at this time if I will ever return to Australia,
my friends the Darnell, have made the last three days, the ideal way to finish this trip, they were instrumental in making it possible, they facilitated my path at every turn and have left me a debt that will be difficult to pay, we live far appart, we both would like to see other places and not repeat what we have already seen, but you never know and life may bring us together again if the circumstances come in our faver.
The last three days they have showed me the area where they live, in detail, it is a beautiful place and you will see the pictures of this inactive volcanic caldera at the center of which is Mount Warning.(it received its name from the first sailors that could see this mountain from very far, telling them to be careful and avoid crashing against the reefs and rocks of a very rugged coast.
We took a boat tour of the Tweed river, which showed the historical and the modern changes that the human presence has caused in the area.
Most of the Rain forest that used to be almost impenetrable has been cleared to give space to sugar cane cultivation, the red trees have been completely eliminated, with the exception of one.
Only a small island has been spared and there are 250 acres of rain forest, flora and fauna are now protected and seem to be thriving.
The rivers are protected as well, they have small sharks because the ocean communicates with the tides and the periodic floods, they are rich in fish of all species.
After the tour we had lunch of sea food at the House of Gabriel, an old and well known restaurant.
Finally we drove to Fingal, a beach with interesting rock formations caused by the lava flows and the sudden cooling of it by the ocean, in front of these rocks you see Cook's island and to the North, Point Danger compliments Mount Warning in trying to keep the ships safe, there is an old light house that used to serve the same purpose.

                                          Map of volcanic caldera, Murwillumbah

                                          Mt. Warning and paths of old lava flows

                                          Tweed river

                                          Mount Warning

                                         History of Fingal light house

                                          Fingal light house

                                          Geometric lava rock formations at Fingal coast

                                          Cook's island

                                         Point Danger

                                         Large wave threatening a fisherman

                                          South of Fingal coast

                                          Fingal beach

Dianne, Haydn and Victor