Gympie Gem Shop

On our way home from the camping trip we finally stopped in at a Gem Shop we had driven past countless times before. It always seemed slightly odd and the fear of finding ourselves inside, awkwardly standing around made the prospect of stopping uninviting. This time though we must have been feeling courageous or maybe it was safety in numbers that saw us pulling into an almost empty car park.

It was pretty much how I imagined it would be inside, a treasure trove full of years worth of collecting, by a grumpy old couple.   When we walked in the older lady was clearly fed up by a sweet pair of boys who couldn't make up their mind which gems to buy, patience obviously not her forte :p 

We still had fun exploring and I went home with three pretty gems. Ben remarked as we were leaving that I happened to pick the most obnoxiously girly and fake gems from the whole shop, and when I looked down at our two different piles, examining Ben's earthy choices, I had a little chuckle at my selection :p

I'll make sure to post a photo of the gems I picked :)