We are in the Atherton Tablelands staying in our van at Lake Tinaroo. This lake provides irrigation water for areas west of here. It's cooler than the coast and woke up and didn't want to get out from under the doonah, but the day was warm and we're still in shorts. The lake has barramundi but we're not fisherman so they are safe from us.
We did a bit of a circuit drive. Herberton is a town built on steep hills. Remembering to use the hand brake would be an important L plate driver lesson. The town started in the 1880s after the discovery of tin. Nowadays it is a quaint village with a mining museum ...and guess who went there!!?
Ravenshoe ..pronounced ravens hoe...claims to be Queensland highest town at 930 metres above the sea and is surrounded by spectacular scenery: dense rainforest, subtropical flora and rolling hills. We travelled on a very narrow twisty road through all the previous list of scenery and despite signs about tree kangaroos and cassowary we saw neither.
Think we'll leave Queensland without seeing a crocodile or the other two animals. Actually haven't seen a cane toad either ....well maybe only a couple of desiccated ones on the road in the previous caravan park. Saw a flying fox hanging on the power line crossing the main street in Mossman. Today saw some gorgeous wallabies.
On the way home we went up a lookout and there was a great panoramic view. Then it was back to the lake for dog walking and paddling
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