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Looking for a place to cool down or have a picnic on the Sunshine Coast without the sand?

Try Wappa Falls, its a beautiful spot just at the base of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland near Yandina. The falls has a small amount of car parking and very few other amenities but this helps to keep the crowds away. It is a favourite with the locals for a swim and a picnic.

The car park is very close to the top of the falls and is an easy stroll to see the water cascading over the rocks into the plunge pool.

To access the deeper water for a swim it's a good idea to take the well-worn path to the right of the falls. If that is too much effort you can head across to the top of the falls and sit in the shallower pools and just let the cool water rush over you.

There are no picnic tables, toilets or seats so you will need to be self-sufficient. However a short drive down the road there is all of these facilities at Wappa Dam.

Best time to visit is after rains, fortunately, at the moment the Wappa Dam is spilling so this is keeping a good flow of water into the creek.
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Some more photos of things we like to take photos of :-) Yep, another Lighthouse! This is the Byron Bay Lighthouse at, you guessed it, Byron Bay.

The Lighthouse sits atop Cape Byron Headland and looks out to the Pacific Ocean. This time of year you might be lucky to see whales swimming past or frolicking in the water. It is also the most easterly point of mainland Australia, so for those wanting to travel to all the points of the compass in Australia, going here would be a big tick on your bucket list.

It's also just a beautiful spot, for sunrise, sunset, during the day and even for astro photography, although it was so busy the last time we went you couldn't get a carpark anywhere near the road heading there, so be prepared for a walk during busy periods.