Our journey east saw a change in scenery from open Savannah like grassland to gentle hills where we had an overnight stay at this lovely little campsite by an old gold mine. They had a bird viewing platform over the lake with these great binoculars - ones even I could manage. We saw a variety of birds which kept us happy -
especially a jabiru.
We crossed several large rivers and these funny one lane bridges with no guard rails are a little scary - and would be worse if the river was raging!
From there, we climbed up a range and the scenery changed again - we are now on the Atherton Tablelands.
Weve not only left the grasslands behind, but also the warmth and dust, as here’s its cool and damp!! They’ve had a very wet spell - that cyclone Anne is being blamed. We had to fossick around and find jeans and jumpers this morning which was a shock.
We’ve settled in this quaint park in Ravenshoe - it’s all run by volunteers and it’s a train museum as well. It’s small, friendly and has everything we need so think we’ll use this as a base to explore the area.
Dennis has had a few tyre issues so he’s ordered 4 new tyres and hopefully they’ll be in soon from Townsville. Tops, Dennis and I have all visited the hairdressers and are feeling much fresher after 5 weeks of sun, dust, sand, pool and bore water. There’s so much to see in this area and we’re looking forward to the waterfall circuit, Innot hot springs, museums and scenic drives.
So I’ll leave this off and the next blog will tell of our adventures in this area. We really hope the weather improves a little. Trust everyone is well, till next time,
Love from Marg a& Darryl, Dennis & Tops ❌❌❌❌
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