Cairns 2/6 and 3/6
2 juin 2023, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 27 °CSet up for cape trip, 2 nights with 2nd night vans in storage. Wet start for cape trip
Set up for cape trip, 2 nights with 2nd night vans in storage. Wet start for cape trip
Set off from sky rail carpark up the Kuranda range to Dimbulah for morning tea. Stop at old Lappa railway station and pub. Balancing rock walk, old site of tin smelter, and fantastic limestone caveEn savoir plus
Set off for very short trip to Tom Prior ford museum, Mt Mulligan coal mine site where 75 killed in mine explosion lunch here very hot, then to Mitchell river 1st water crossing concrete ford. NiceEn savoir plus
Split rock aboriginal art, Larua for morning tea publican taken by crocodile recently. Bridge to nowhere, railway bridge built but never used.
Fresh water crocodile feeding at roadhouse dam.
Stopped at archer river roadhouse morning tea coffee worst on trip just instant. Merluna very pretty lush and green, bird walks. Had a walk next morning. Played darts in camp kitchen. Fig tree grownEn savoir plus
Arrived into town quick look around and lunch for eco tour at 12pm saw 5 estuarine crocs 1 @ 4.2 metres called fluffy. Azure kingfisher and jabiru sighted. Power this night and nice grassy site. HadEn savoir plus
Short trip to Beautiful lush and green camp site. Julie went for lagoon walk great hamburger with the lot for tea. Collected firewood for big fire tonight. Wet pack up next day and on to Elliot falls.
Stopped at Bramwell junction for coffee and fuel top up photo in front of termite-mounds. Great day doing cockatoo crossing on the old telegraph track on the way to elliot falls. Collected firewoodEn savoir plus
Another 2 creek crossings continuing up the old telegraph track, canal creek and sand creek. Michael hogged all good driving today 🤓.
On 13 June, we drove out to Somerset Beach where we looked atEn savoir plus
Left Seisia this morning and drove to Fruitbat Falls where we had a swim. Also had lunch at Fruitbat Falls, then drove to Bramwell Junction where we stopped for an ice cream. I drove onto BramwellEn savoir plus