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It’s a long way to the top, Day 30 – Tuning in to ukulele heaven

December 6, 2020 Itching for Hitching

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

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 29 – The Hillbilly Goats

December 5, 2020 Itching for Hitching

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

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 28 – Innisfail to Port Douglas

December 4, 2020 Itching for Hitching

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

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 27 – Innisfail

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Itching for Hitching

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

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 26 – Murray Falls to Innisfail

December 2, 2020 Itching for Hitching

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

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 25 – Rollingstone to Murray Falls

December 2, 2020December 1, 2020 Itching for Hitching

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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It’s a long way to the top, Day 24 – Bowen to Rollingstone

December 1, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 24 Sunday June 29th 2014 Bowen to Rollingstone It’s a warm morning and we have to wait for the other vans to pull out so that we can get enough swing room to leave (and we paid $3 extra … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 24 – Bowen to Rollingstone

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 23 – Mackay to Bowen

November 30, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 23 Saturday June 28th 2014 Mackay to Bowen I expected that driving to FNQ one wouldn’t have to suddenly acclimatise to the sticky heat. How wrong I was. Every day we wake to very different weather. Some mornings it’s … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 23 – Mackay to Bowen

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 22 – Reaching the wet tropics

November 29, 2020November 15, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 22 Friday June 27th 2014 Bouldercombe to Mackay Ooh it was a chilly night and only 10 degrees and foggy at 8:45 as we leave, thank goodness for those heated seats. We’re chuckling about last night at the Bouldercombe … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 22 – Reaching the wet tropics

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It’s a long way to the top, Day 21 – Our 1st Pub Stay

November 28, 2020November 14, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 21 Thursday June 26th 2014 Town of 1770 to Bouldercombe There is not a cloud in the sky. Outside our window there is a rather regal standard poodle sitting on his rug. He barely moves just guards his family … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 21 – Our 1st Pub Stay