Day 50 Friday July 25th 2014 Rocky Creek to Ravenshoe We wake to misty rain and it is cool. After leaving Atherton we climb into the hills to Herberton where we visit Herberton Historic Village. On the way we have … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 50 – Under a cloud in the highest town in Qld
Day 49 Thursday July 24th 2014 Cooktown to Rocky Creek A cool evening turned into a warm windy night. We’re up early and pack up quickly to hit the road. This has been a lovely town unspoilt, with a relaxed … Continue reading it’s a long way to the top, Day 49 – Rocky Creek War Memorial
Day 48 Wednesday July 23rd 2014 Cooktown It has been raining since the wee hours. But a little rain won’t stop us touring. Keatings Lagoon which is a paperbark swamp filled with waterlilies and crocodiles, of course. There is a croc warning sign telling us not to go near the water’s edge, yet the dirt path is so close that the water is lapping! We walk very quickly and pray. Black Mountain is a huge mound of black volcanic rocks with nothing growing on it except fig trees that have long enough roots to find nutrients, somewhere. We have the … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 48 – Into the Lion’s Den
Day 47 Tuesday July 22nd 2014 Cooktown I’m only keeping this journal so that we know what day it is! As I eat breakfast a green ant walks up my arm and a seriously cute brown dome shaped beetle walks … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 47 – Getting to know Cooktown
Day 46 Monday July 21st 2014 Endeavour River to Cooktown It is much cooler this morning, cool enough to eat indoors. We pack up as G & S head off to the Lion’s Den Hotel. We brace ourselves for the … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 46 – Cooktown
Day 45 Sunday July 20th 2014 Endeavour River It was a cool evening and the day gradually warms with a light breeze. I wake to a massive headache which is no surprise as the empty wine bottle is labelled Dragon’s … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 45 – A place of endless fascination
Day 44 Saturday July 19th 2014 Port Douglas to Endeavour River There’s not a cloud in the sky as we run the van through the car wash for a much needed scrub. It’s an easy drive up the winding rain … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 44 – Endeavour River Escape
Day 37 – 43 Friday July 11th – Friday July 18th 2014 Port Douglas I could get used to this weather. Every day is 27 degrees. The evenings are warm and balmy but not too hot for sleep. Geckos make … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Days 37 – 43 – Just Daydreaming
Day 36 Friday July 11th 2014 Port Douglas Woody catches a bus into Cairns to pick up the Jeep and $2400 later we have it back on the road. Surprisingly, the cost covered a major service as well as replacing the alternator. In fact, Bob had quoted us $1100 for the alternator and over $2000 for the alternator and installation. As Bob had many teeth missing perhaps he wanted to finance some future dental work? About four vans down from us there is a caravan with a monstrous bra hanging from the clothes hoist. Clothes come and go, but the … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 36 – We’ve got wheels again
Day 35 Thursday July 10th 2014 Port Douglas What a joy it is to sit outside and have breakfast. The bush hens scratch around us, it is warm and birds are squawking. Pete and Di pack up and head off to Cape York with their entourage of two other vans. After they leave the management drag away a palm tree that Pete has felled in his efforts to create the perfect camp site. Heaven help the bush. The town is much quieter now as school holidays are over. Even the presence of a cruise ship anchored just off the point … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 35 – An Invasion
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