Monday 5th July Now we know why people said the Atherton Tablelands would remind us of England it's the grey skies, the day long light drizzle and the temp of 18degrees. Last night and this morning we have spent ages in our motel on the internet and telephone trying to sort a visit to the famous Undura Lava Tubes so if you are thinking of visiting them in the future I will share with you our experience. The best advice I can give to save you stress is go on a No...

Sunday 4th July We had an early start after a very disturbed night with the wind howling and rain falling. We left Cooktown as we found it wet and windy.A few ks out of town the wind dropped and the sky lightened..The most exciting thing on the journey was seeing a man panning for gold in a creek, the area around had a gold rush in the 1800s but it was alluvial gold which is found in the creeks and rivers and it soon ran out.We managed to get a photo but he pack...