1. The son makes the rapid
2. Dad is teaching his son to kayak on the Barron River
3. Lunch stop, boat club at Yorkies Knob
4 Crystal cascades near our campsite.
Sunday 30 September 2012
Sightseeing round Redlynch
Spent the day cruising around the area, seeing what there was to see.
1. The son makes the rapid
2. Dad is teaching his son to kayak on the Barron River
3. Lunch stop, boat club at Yorkies Knob
4 Crystal cascades near our campsite.
1. The son makes the rapid
2. Dad is teaching his son to kayak on the Barron River
3. Lunch stop, boat club at Yorkies Knob
4 Crystal cascades near our campsite.
Cairns Botanical Garden
While we waited for our new windscreen we spent 3 hours in the Botanical Gardens across the road. One of the best gardens I have seen in Australia, fantastic.
Herberton Historical Village
What a great place, over 40 buildings all set in a village setting. We spent hours here.
1. Plank cottage
2. The street
3. Butchers shop
4. The hotel
5. Miners cottage
1. Plank cottage
2. The street
3. Butchers shop
4. The hotel
5. Miners cottage
Week 42. Road from Undarra to Atherton
What a change of scenery as soon as we started to climb over the tablelands the wet tropics took over, it is very humid a complete change.
2 Millstream Falls
1. Lake Tingaroo
3. The Crater
4. The rainforest
5. Malinda Falls
2 Millstream Falls
1. Lake Tingaroo
3. The Crater
4. The rainforest
5. Malinda Falls
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Undarra NP
Undarra is home to the longest lava runs in the world 160 km. The tubes they mad are very impressive some of the best in the world. It's scary to think what this landscape was like 190,000 years ago.
Had to have a bush breakfast at Undarra, we must have been lucky and someone else was feeding the Kookaburras as they didn't annoy us at all. The GM on Undarra was dishing out the tea for us, so it must have been his meet the folks day. The hot water boiler is a relic from the British Army called a Donkey.
Had to have a bush breakfast at Undarra, we must have been lucky and someone else was feeding the Kookaburras as they didn't annoy us at all. The GM on Undarra was dishing out the tea for us, so it must have been his meet the folks day. The hot water boiler is a relic from the British Army called a Donkey.
Normanton and Karumba
Normanton home of the Gulflander a little train that runs to and from Croydon. It was meant for bigger things but politics got in the way. Also home to the Empire flying boat service between the wars as a refueling stop, London to Sydney.
Karumba on the coast, fresh sea breeze and a walk along the beach.. Big prawn fisheries but we couldn't find them. So no prawns.
1. Veggie van turns up in Normanton
2. Lunch stop Karumba.
3. Flying boats
4. Brolgas on the road to Karumba
5. Gulflander
6. Normanton Station
Karumba on the coast, fresh sea breeze and a walk along the beach.. Big prawn fisheries but we couldn't find them. So no prawns.
1. Veggie van turns up in Normanton
2. Lunch stop Karumba.
3. Flying boats
4. Brolgas on the road to Karumba
5. Gulflander
6. Normanton Station
2nd trip along Lawn Hill
We took a picnic this time to give us energy to haul the kayaks out of the water, carry them 100m and put them back in. Worth every calorie.
The last photo is us having a rest in the kayaks tied up under a shady tree.
The last photo is us having a rest in the kayaks tied up under a shady tree.
Sunday 16 September 2012
Lawn Hill National Park
This has been said to be one of the prettiest parks in QLD. It is in the back of nowhere so it needs to be special as it takes for ever to get here.
The gorge is beautiful, we have peddled the first one, hope to do the second one tomorrow.
Been to the Riversleigh WHS for fossils by the time I walked round the site I felt like a fossil myself, 35 degrees.
1. Lawn Hill Gorge
2. Didn't quite have the courage to go right under.
3. Lawn Hill Gorge
4. Riversleigh interpretation centre
5. Big bird fossil leg bone
The gorge is beautiful, we have peddled the first one, hope to do the second one tomorrow.
Been to the Riversleigh WHS for fossils by the time I walked round the site I felt like a fossil myself, 35 degrees.
1. Lawn Hill Gorge
2. Didn't quite have the courage to go right under.
3. Lawn Hill Gorge
4. Riversleigh interpretation centre
5. Big bird fossil leg bone
Week 39. Some sights we saw on the way to Lawn Hill National Park
1 bush fire along side the road Tennant Creek
2. Tennant Creek Telegraph Station, if it looks bleak now what must it have been like in 1887.
3. Cheeky birds drinking and carrying on at our coffee stop.
4. Camp Draft at Burke & Wills Roadhouse.
5. Me floating down the river at Bitter Springs.
6. Cows waiting to be drafted.
2. Tennant Creek Telegraph Station, if it looks bleak now what must it have been like in 1887.
3. Cheeky birds drinking and carrying on at our coffee stop.
4. Camp Draft at Burke & Wills Roadhouse.
5. Me floating down the river at Bitter Springs.
6. Cows waiting to be drafted.
Sunday 9 September 2012
Week 38. Katherine and Mataranka
Finally on the move again by Thursday. On to Katherine Gorge with a stop off at Edith Falls.
On the road we met a small tornado which disappeared just as we drew close, not sure how we would have been had we driven through it.
Decided not to camp at Edith Falls but carried on to Katherine Gorge. 9 gorges in all but unfortunately we could only travel by kayak on the first one, too many rocks to climb over to continue. Lots of notices about warning about crocs and just as we arrived back at the boat ramp one met us out on the river. Not sure who was most surprised, he stayed still, we shot off to get out of the water quickly. He actually didn't seem that interested, freshwater crocs are like that.
Last 2 days at Bitter Springs, Mataranka. Great fun jumping in the river and floating downstream in thermal water, climbing out, walking back and doing it again. Water so warm I didn't get cold.
1. Katherine Gorge
2. Minnie tornado
3. Wallaby and Joey
4. Crocodile waiting for us
5. Bitter Springs, Mataranka
6. Edith Falls
On the road we met a small tornado which disappeared just as we drew close, not sure how we would have been had we driven through it.
Decided not to camp at Edith Falls but carried on to Katherine Gorge. 9 gorges in all but unfortunately we could only travel by kayak on the first one, too many rocks to climb over to continue. Lots of notices about warning about crocs and just as we arrived back at the boat ramp one met us out on the river. Not sure who was most surprised, he stayed still, we shot off to get out of the water quickly. He actually didn't seem that interested, freshwater crocs are like that.
Last 2 days at Bitter Springs, Mataranka. Great fun jumping in the river and floating downstream in thermal water, climbing out, walking back and doing it again. Water so warm I didn't get cold.
1. Katherine Gorge
2. Minnie tornado
3. Wallaby and Joey
4. Crocodile waiting for us
5. Bitter Springs, Mataranka
6. Edith Falls
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