Our unfortunate departure present to the camp was piercing the water main with an annex peg ...water leak...leaving some of the camp without water. Well if they put us both on a bus site and don't actually indicate waterlines, let alone leave much room to put out the annex, it will happen. Oh well! Might add it has been the most expensive place we have stayed on the trip. On the plus side, it was the only place where we could have a dog, the owners were very helpful and it was in a great position on the Barron River. Delicious Italian restaurant next door where I had the best ever gnocchi ..like little pillows of fluffy deliciousness!
Then up and over "the mountain". We'd experienced it before by train and cable car. The road gains height quickly with plenty of twists and turns and a couple of hairpin bends but "good little vehicle" towed us up no problems. A gorgeous view out across Cairns and then over the top to Mareeba where we stopped briefly. Before that we went to Jaques Coffee Plantation for some delicious coffee.
A group of cyclists are doing a charity ride across to Karumba ( 700 plus km) on the Gulf. In a week!!! Not so easy to get last though. There are about 200 plus of them. Listening to our radio some people are not impressed. Lots of expletives and whinging about who the road is for...
We said a second goodbye to my sister Jenny and Kevin. It was lovely to spend some time Caravanning together..they're heading back to Cooktown.
We have made our way to lake Tinaroo on the Atherton tablelands..Greg happily unpeeled the kayak from its covers and got onto the lake and I walked Rifter. This lake was built in 1959. The caravan park is spacious, relatively empty and full of birds. A bit tight getting onto the site though and we are on a bit of a hill, but Greg is good at sorting that out. We're here for three nights. There are beautiful curlews wandering about the camp.
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