Monday 12th July Our last night on the road we should be home tomorrow afternoon.We are in Gladstone in the best motel we have been in so we are finishing on a high note.We arrived a bit later than we intended in the dark but Karen our ever faithful sat nav proved her worth once more and delivered us safe and sound. Tonight we have 2 rooms, full kitchen and lovely bathroom I am going to stay here tomorrow until the 10 o'clock deadline to savour the moment.We int...

Sunday 11th July Paluma finally in spite of the light rain.Pauma village is at the end of a 10 mile steep road.At the bottom is the Big Chrystal Creek Paradise waterhole and it lives up to its name, it is beautiful probably one of the best views in Queensland.Further up is Little Chrystal Creek which has a small waterfall and a fine stone bridge the bridge and the road were built in the 1930s by the unemployed, single men got work for six weeks and married men 8...

Saturday 10th July We left Mt Garnet early had breakfast in Ravenshoe and headed for Innisfail immediately running into fog again so we abandoned the scenic route and took the main highway.It was an uncomfortable journey and we were glad when the fog finally cleared as we approached Innisfail.Just south of the town is Etty Bay where we were assured to see cassowaries, did we? Of course not and I promise this is the last you will hear of the elusive bird.Etty has...

Friday 9th July We finally made it to the lava tubes and it was a mixed experience.There is a feeling of awe, wonder and tranquillity about the tubes themselves but there are currents of anger and hostility around the place which taint the atmosphere.First the positives they are a wonder of natures and the tours are well done.You are taken by bus out to the tubes of which there are 30 odd they know about but only 3 are open to visitors. We expected to see eviden...

Thurs. 8th July What a miserable start to the day with visibility down to a few yards and a fine drizzle.Yesterday while having lunch we noticed the café was open at 8.15am for breakfast and as we were not happy about the cleanliness of our accommodation we decided to go for breakfast and you will have guessed where this is going, not open. We decided against the scenic route and waterfalls because of the poor visibility and went straight to Ravenshoe said Rave...