The Big Pineapple is a working pineapple farm.
It takes two years to grow a pine.
Rolling hills help drain water away from the roots so they do not rot.
The farm has a collection of all sorts of fruits from around the world.
This field is plowed and ready to be planted. Pines are planted by hand. There are two generations for pineapples, the first one bears larger fruit. The second one is plowed under and used for fertilizer.
A demonstration of how pines are planted and harvested.
The farm had a zoo with sleeping koalas.
What's a hopping?
See, roo, this is what we in America call a White Castle...
Stephen feeds the roo.
This is a kookaburro.
I'm sure the wallabie is saying "My gosh! Look at the pouch on that thing."
Stephen and a wallaby share some lunch.
Koala at the Pineapple Farm.
Excitement. Adventure. A koala craves not these things.
This cocaktoo was keen to go home with me.
Another kookaboro.
I fed an angora goat.
A jackass with a jackass.
Hey goat, want something to eat?
Whoa! That goat is getting a little too friendly.
Looking toward the restaurant and the gift shop.
Inside the Big Pineapple are model displays telling how pineapples are sent to market and canned. The top is an observation tower.
It's this big!
No, this big!
The fields ... er paddocks.
Macadamia nut trees at the Big Pineapple.
Stephen points to macadamia nuts.
A view of the Big Pineapple plantation.
Stephen holds a Macadamia nut in his hand. They are hard to crack.
A macadami nut parfait at the Big Pineapple. It was yummy. Macadami nuts, macadamia nut ice cream, whipped cream and caramel sauce.
Moon rise over Buderium Hill.
Moon rise over Buderium Hill.