Shane, Nicole and I reached the summit of Mt Coolum within 30 minutes. The descent down was uneventful, stopping only briefly to look at the vistas next to a rock wall.

On the way back to Brisbane, we felt good enough to climb Wild Horse Mountain. This is a simple 700m ascent along a concrete pathway, albeit a steep one. The summit has a nice 360 degree lookout with informative signs describing what you are looking at. The descent was quick and we were soon back at the car park.

The drive home was entertaining when we decided to play the Alphabet game. Each player starts from the letter A and must make their way through the alphabet by announcing any word they see beginning with that letter. For example, billboards, advertising signs, stickers on cars, sign posts. Basically anything readable outside the car, but number plates rego’s are excluded. Nicole won.