Day 34 Wednesday July 9th 2014 Port Douglas After a lazy breakfast we drive into Cairns and walk along the boardwalk. It is T & C’s last day so we have lunch overlooking the marina at Tha Fish. Grateful that … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 34 – Some people have to work
Day 33 Tuesday July 8th 2014 Port Douglas The boys drop the Jeep off at Ireland’s. Interestingly it took them 10 mins longer to get there using the GPS compared to we girls who used good old-fashioned memory. We drive … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 33 – Look up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a kangaroo!
Day 32 Monday July 7th 2014 Port Douglas Woody takes the Jeep to a local mechanic for assessment and it is found that the alternator has failed. Another one will have to be shipped up from Melbourne. Bob the mechanic … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 32 – Cape Tribulation
Day 31 Sunday July 6th 2014 Port Douglas Sunday in Port Douglas is market day and it’s always a good one, colourful and spread out along the foreshore under the palms. Today is no exception. We buy fresh red paw … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 31 – Market day
Day 30 Saturday July 5th 2014 Port Douglas We have a delightfully lazy morning reading the Saturday papers before drifting down to Cairns. Cairns is about 70Kms to the south. Large birds called Orange Footed Bush Hens scratch around our camp. We have new neighbours in a large camper ute that is wider than the site that they are on. While we chat Pete starts hacking at the shrubbery, our pretty little dividing garden, and small palms are dug up and despatched to the rubbish bin so that more guy ropes can be pegged in. Hmmm. Woody shops in Cairns … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 30 – Tuning in to ukulele heaven
Day 29 Friday July 4th 2014 Port Douglas It rained overnight, not heavy but the plops from the palms were loud on the roof. It is still raining and the air is damp. By noon the rain has cleared and the world is drying out, rapidly. We assemble the fold up bikes and ride around the Port Road into town. A prawn trawler ties up and we’re fascinated with the agility of the young crew who leap about like monkeys and manage to reverse her into the berth unscathed with the use of the ropes and only one fender which … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 29 – The Hillbilly Goats
Day 28 Thursday July 3rd 2014 Innisfail to Port Douglas It rained heavily overnight and we get wet hitching up. The road to Cairns is magnificent the lushest part of the journey thus far. Mist covered mountains and every creek … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 28 – Innisfail to Port Douglas
Day 27 Wednesday July 2nd 2014 Innisfail The day begins clear with rain threatening, by lunchtime it is fine and breezy. We spend the morning at the sugar museum at Mourilyan, brushing up on our sugar education, then go out … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 27 – Innisfail
Day 26 Tuesday July 1st 2014 Murray Falls to Innisfail Not far from Murray Falls is the Jumbun Aboriginal Community a small cluster of houses and a general store. Nearby is the cemetery. The graves have no marble or headstones … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 26 – Murray Falls to Innisfail
Day 25 Monday June 30th 2014 Rollingstone to Murray Falls It is a warm clear morning. Ingham the” Italian town” is welcoming and friendly. The information centre is at the TYTO Wetlands and there is a new 48 hour free … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 25 – Rollingstone to Murray Falls
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