On the Atherton Tables North Queensland

Hi all

We are in Atheton north Queensland and will be here until the 28^th Dec.

There is lots to see around the area and we have already visited Mareeba which is north of Atherton, the information centre at Mareeba has a great museum with lots of local info and history about the area and what was going on in the early years. In the early years there was a Tin mine disaster, where the mine exploded and buried most of the miners.

As you drive back to Atherton you will notice the red earth around the whole area which must be great to grow almost anything.

We did a tour around Lake Tinaroo in the car, The lake was formed to serve the growing agriculture sector in Mareeba and Dimdulah area. There are lots of big Barramundi in the lake but the word is they don't taste very good we had a fish but caught nothing it's best to have a boat and get out in the lake.

We also visited Granite Gorge, Herberton, Yungaburra and Malanda just to name some of the small towns around this area

The caravan park is a Big4 and is a nice park, are not a lot of people in the caravan park at this time of the year which is nice and quite. We have seen most of the water falls around the area, but they could have been much better if the area had some rain.

We have covered a lot of the towns and small villages around the Tablelands which is full of hills, valleys, rivers and creeks and would be great to live here on 5 or 10 acres of land.

 One Loch that feeds the irrigation systems around the tableland

 Between each loch the ground runs down hill to build up a head of water to push up through the next loch

 Lee feeding wallaby's at Granite gorge

 Linesman with no safety belt, only working on Telephone lines (50volt lineman)

 We had to stop at the Peanut shop (the other peanut behind the camera)

 Map of the irrigation system around the Atherton Tablelands

 Lake Tinaroo

 Another view of lake Tinaroo

Toyota built-up to look like a truck very well done

 What are you looking at, I am the boss of this pack

 Old Pub in Yungaburra

 The boss at Zillie Falls

 The highest pub in Queensland in Ravenshoe

Here I am as a to prove I still exist at Ellinjaa Falls

Cooktown Qld

Hi all

Sorry I am late updating our blog, but better late than never.

We have left Palm Cove and and now in Cooktown, the road to Cooktown is a very good road we were surprised

We have been having a good look round Cooktown and the surrounding area, there is a good range of things to see and do.

We have been fishing down on the jetty with locals and there a some Big and I mean a Big Barra under the jetty (it seem they know it's November and they have to be put back) Lee caught a large sucker fish and I have had some good bites and lost my line and today lost the Rod, Reel and line could not get it back, so I know now what I have to get for Christmas other than that we have not caught any fish we could eat but we are getting better at fishing.

On our travels around the area we were told we must got to The Lion Den which is a Pub that has lots of Signature, Hats, Shirts, Money pin on the walls, ceiling doors and any were they can put it, we had lunch here which was ok but nothing to rush back for,

The barmaid is working her way around Australia  and she comes for Liverpool and yes she has a very broad accent which was great to hear out her in the out back.

We are moving down to Atherton on Thursday and staying there for 2 weeks over the Christmas period, we will be doing some fishing in Lake Tinaroo and hopefully we can catch a Barra and keep it this time

We will be thinking of you all over the festive season and we hope you and your family and friends have a great Christmas and a happy New Year

Regards Lee and Jim

Tour to Cape Tribulation

Hi all

Monday 26^th Nov 2012

Today we went on a Trek North day tour to Cape Tribulation from Cairns along the coast in a 12 seated air conditioned 4wd, we stopped in Port Douglas to pick up 4 more people which only made 7 people on the tour,

We had a short tour of Port Douglas and then set off to Mossman Gorge for a guided rainforest walk which was fantastic, the tour guild (Cameron) whom was very knowledgeable person.

We then set of to the Daintree River Wilderness Cruise on to see if we could see any Crocodiles, Snakes, Birds from the boat, Yes we did see Scare-face which was the dominate Crocodile in this river, we also seen a baby croc but it was only it head, see pictures below.

We had a lovely lunch at a Daintree Entomological (insect) Museum alongside a rainforest stream,

silly me I did not take wine or beer so had to drink water and apple juice, but it did not kill me

Had a walk on Cape Tribulation beach where Captain Cook had to beach his ship and make repair to the holes in the hull, we also a walk on the Care Tribulation National Park broad walk.

We then headed back to Cairns but on the way back we stopped at the Daintree Ice Creamery for a ice cream which was delicious, We arrive back at caravan park at 6 Pm which was a long day of touring but well worth it.

We left Cairns on Wednesday and went to Palm Cove for 7 nights which is a lovely council camp/caravan park just over the road from the beach, it has a nice jetty to fish from and a golf course just down the road.

We are leaving Palm Cove on Wednesday and Head for Cooktown 

Cheers Lee and Jim

 Had to cancel buying this runabout, did not win lotto

 Church in Port Douglas

 Guess who

 Baby Croc

 Daddy Croc called Scar face

 Take a good look at the sign

 On Cape Tribulation beach

 Who said old folks can't jump

 View on way to Port Douglas

The Iron Bark Hotel Port Douglas