But a forest nothing like any other we had seen - this was sub topical rainforest.
[above: The rainforest at Lamington]Thick undergrowth, massive tall trees, vines, this was the nearest we had been to being in the jungle. Water everywhere, in puddles on the track to a myaid of streams, cascades and waterfalls. Lots of wildlife, producing an alien vista full of strange, noisy, unrecognized sounds.
[above: Rainforest Creak at Lamington]The biodiversity in flora and fauna is astonishing - in Australia less than one percent of the total land mass is rainforest yet half of their bird and plant species, a third of their mammals, and two thirds of their ferns, bats and butterflies are found there. Not surprisingly, Lamington is listed as a World Heritage Site.
The best way to experience the rainforest is to walk in it, and well signposted tracks provided the means to spend most of our time at Lamington. ( Visibility is low and easy to lose the sense of direction and if you accidently wandered off the track, it would be difficult to find it again; you wouldn't want to get lost in rainforest).
[below: Carolyn at the top of an arial walkway, high in the treetops, looking out at the forest canopy. You can tell how high it is by how tight she is holding on to the safety rail]. 
