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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 →

Jacky got the brownie points today, she was the first to say Happy Anniversary. She had been prepping herself all week because for the past few years it has been me who has reminded her of the significance of today … Continue reading →

It was a 8:00 am start for the lava tube tour, so it was a quick breakfast and off to the meeting point. With the temperature at 10C when we woke this morning it was jeans on for the first … Continue reading →

Today we headed off to Undara, we had a 430 kms drive so most of the day was spent driving with little time to look around. We had lunch at Croyden, one of the old gold mining towns and the … Continue reading →

Today we drove around Normanton to check out the historic sites. The 8.6m statue of Krys the crocodile was quite impressive as it is meant to be an accurate reproduction of this monster. It is the largest crocodile ever killed … Continue reading →