Monthly Archives: July 2014

As it rained most of the night we decided to stay put for one more day to give the tent time to dry out before we packed it up. It was getting quite dry by lunchtime but then it started … Continue reading →

Today we woke up to a very overcast, sometimes drizzly day. We drove out to Wallaman Falls the tallest single drop (268 mtrs) falls in Australia. It was quite spectacular but just a pity that it was so overcast and … Continue reading →

Another travel day. We packed up and headed into Broadwater Camping Grounds which are on the bank of a creek with a large, deep section for swimming if the weather was warmer. We arrived after lunch which we had in … Continue reading →

Washing! This morning we caught up with the washing then headed into town to find a place to eat lunch. We found a nice open air restaurant (not difficult as lots of restaurants around here have only a roof and … Continue reading →

On our way to our next camping spot, Dunk Island View Caravan Park in Mission Beach, we travelled through the Wooroonooran National Park and came upon the Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway. Feeling the need to stretch our legs, we paid … Continue reading →

Whilst Yungaburra was our destination for today we made a few stops along the way. Lake Euramoo was our first stop and it is a kidney shaped crater lake. Next was the Chimneys, two large chimneys that are all that … Continue reading →

Our campsite on the lake was very picturesque but we had a nocturnal visitor after we were in bed that took a liking to what we had dropped on our groundsheet and ate a hole right through it. We headed … Continue reading →

We left Ravenshoe at about 12.30pm as Terry had taken the 4WD to the mechanic again about a small oil leak. We had lunch from the bakery and then drove through Atherton to find our campsite on the banks of … Continue reading →

Today was waterfall day, I had listed seven falls to visit, and the first was Tully falls. This turned out to be a trickle over a massive granite cliff face into a massive gorge, because the river is now dammed … Continue reading →

The first part of today was spent fixing mechanical issues, the vehicle was leaking coolant and diff oil. The coolant leak was fixed by tightening hose clamps however one of the side mounts for the radiator had broken causing an … Continue reading →