Antarctic Beech in Queensland?

A beautiful sunrise this morning followed by
another short walk along the start of the Border Track & then into a sacred, ancient place called Tullawallal. Here you find Antarctic Beech; the most northern forest of this ancient species.

It all started when we were Gondwana. The present-day continents of South America, Africa, Australia and Antarctica, (along with India, New Zealand, New Guinea, Madagascar, Arabia and other parts of the present Middle East) made up Gondwana. Some 120 million years ago, Gondwana began to break up. Australia remained attached to Antarctica until about 65 to 70 million years ago, after which it began to move northwards, taking the Beech tree with it.

It was very peaceful just sitting there quietly.

On the way back to camp via the Loop Track, we came across the rangers dissecting a huge tree that had come down. Begs the question - If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Returning to camp, we set the fire again and relaxed for the rest of the day & evening. Binna Burra is just the right sort of place to do that!

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