Binna Burra to O'Reillys

26 November 2000

Saturday dawned a beautiful fine clear day for 21 walkers who met at Canungra at 8am. The normal sleepy Canungra was transformed as it was Show Day. As we sipped hot chocolate in the cool morning air, we watched as hundreds of horse trailers arrived from every direction.

We had 10 new walkers, 3 from overseas (Sweden and England) joining us for the day. We separated into 2 groups, one headed for Binna Burra with Barbara and the other to O'Reillys with Paul. The fine weather meant a dry track and good views from all the lookouts.

The Binna Burra group made the lunch stop at Mt Merino at noon and ate lunch while talking of Christmas in far off lands and enjoying the view over Mt Warning. Just as we headed back down the track, the O'Reillys group arrived for lunch. We swapped car keys and had a chat before heading off. Both groups reached their cars by 4pm and met up again at Canungra.

Thanks to the walkers who joined us for their great company, it was a very enjoyable walk. Barbara Makepeace