We have been in Port Douglas for a couple of weeks looking after our Grand daughters. Took them to Coconut Resort in Cairns for a couple of days. We have met up with Phil and Lyn who are also staying at their daughters place in Port with their Motorhome. So we joined them on the front lawn, looks like a regular Caravan Park. We all flew up to Lizard Island to join Nick on Galaxy what a wonderful trip flying up the reef. Galaxy had been to Lizard for a charter and...

Arrived at Mount Molloy and met up with our friends Jenny and Bruce (I used to work for him many years ago driving Limousines and buses) He has a few properties here in the village and had lots of room for us to camp for as long as we want. He was organising a "cowboy and western" night in the village hall. We helped with the decorating and other things. The family decided to come up from Port and brought a couple of tents to set up for them and the girls. We all...

We had to slow down as Nick Lyndy and family were at Cooktown sheltering from bad weather on their way back from Lizard Island. We stopped at Herberton Historic Village. Weather cool and cloudy rain threatening. Next our Solar distribution panel decided to pack up. Next stop Atherton to get the system checked out found the fault but reccommended we go on Mareeba as there was a Solar shop there. Drove on to Mareeba and able to buy a new solar box. Pulled into the...

We found the best Billabong (approx 20km west of Georgetown) of our trip we even had a front row seat at the waters edge. It was originally the site of a crushing plant for Gold. The only thing left of the plant is a chimney from the plant, Cumberland historic site. The chimney was built by Cornishmen from the old country. The water surface was covered by white and gold water lillies and was the size of approx 3 sports stadiums. The roads are typical outback with...

Mount Suprise to Ravenshoe great Countryside not travelling far less than 200 Km per.day all these towns are old gold towns and have quite a bit of history. Herberton to-morrow