We arrived in Stanthorpe, the coolest region in the state, and found work picking tomatoes at one of the local farms for a couple of weeks. During our time there we attended the annual Apple & Grape Harvest Festival and spent a day at Girraween National Park.

We started working at a tomato farm in Stanthorpe!

Craig having to work a bit harder to reach the bigger tomatoes!

Bucket looks a bit small for that one!

That’s a better size

Oops! Craig slips and falls head first into a rotten tomato!

Workers on their break

View from the top of the farm, overlooking the town

At the local pub meeting friends for a drink

Watching the street parade at the annual Apple & Grape Harvest Festival

Getting a picture with Jono and Bella, the festival mascots!

Having a bottle of wine in the park

Enjoying our day off with a trip to Storm King Dam

Large cactus plant on the tomato farm

A day at Girraween National Park

Getting a picture by the Granite Arch

Climbing the steep terrain up to the Pyramids!

Amazing view from the top

Exploring the large rocks

Back on flat land