After brekky we went to Woolworths in Atherton where we stocked up on a lot of essential food items. This was the last big supermarket and relatively cheap prices for quite a while as we will soon be heading across the top of Australia and through some very remote areas. Our first stop after Woollies was the Curtain Fig National Park near Yungaburra.We went to see the huge fig tree which the park protects. The formation of the fig tree is unique. It's extensive aerial roots drop 15 metres to the forest floor and form a curtain. There are loads of fig trees in this part of Australia but this one is by far the biggest. It is immensely incredible and beautiful to look at. The branches shower down and in places it looks a bit like a giant harp. The tree and the forest around it felt very spiritual. Unfortunately the peace and serenity of the place was ruined when some young people turned and walked round making that stupid 'woop woop' noise! What the hell is all that about and why is it necessary in such a beautiful and natural place? After here we drove to Lake Eacham where the 'woop woop' theme continued. The lake is beautiful and was formed out of volcanic activity. It could have been a great place to stay a while and soak up the natural surrounds but the place was ruined by k*** going 'woop woop' and jumping into the lake from an overhanging tree. The splash I can accept but the 'woop woops' were completely unnecessary. After this we felt in need of a good cup of tea and so decided to check out the cafe at the Nerada Tea Plantation. It was a lovely drive here down a load of quiet lanes and past lots of farmland. We soon saw field after field of tea and knew that we must be getting close to Nerada. It was a really wonderful sight to see all these tea leaves growing. They were a very vibrant green. When we got to Nerada we had a look at all the information boards they had around the place about the history of tea growing in Australia. The tea plantation here started way back in 1882 but it wasn't until 1974 that they started packing it themselves and selling it directly to the Australian public. Nerada tea is now available in all Australian supermarkets and is the biggest selling Australian brand here. I have been drinking it since I got to Australia and it tastes good. So after looking at all the information we ordered a pot of tea. As we were at the actual tea plantation we thought that the tea would be excellent and very tasty. We were very disappointed as the tea was weak and tasteless. I would have thought that Nerada of all people would know how to make a good brew! It was leaf tea that they served and not those horrible tea bags but this is how they got it wrong:- 1. It was served in a glass tea pot when it should have been china, 2. they used one of those infusers in the pot. From my experience they aren't very good as they don't allow enough room for the tea to infuse and brew properly. The tea should be allowed to float around in the whole pot, and 3) Their biggest mistake was to not put enough tea in the pot. They can only have put two teaspoonfuls in which is nowhere near enough. It should have been three at least. One for each cup and one for the pot. Ideally it should have been five teaspoons to get a proper dark amber colour and strong rich taste. Even though we brewed the tea for longer than five minutes and stirred it voraciously when we poured the tea it was weak in colour and weak in taste. Unless I make it myself I find it very difficult to get a decent cup of tea that actually has flavour. Too many people these days use tea bags which don't allow the tea to infuse properly. Loose tea is by far best. Also ************e knows how to make and brew tea properly. The result is that most people drink **** tea like the stuff Nerada served us and as such unfortunately most people would have thought the ****, sorry tea, that they served us was acceptable. We did buy some tea from the Nerada shop before we left as I know that I can make it taste good. If I hadn't have known this we would have left with the wrong idea of Nerada Tea. As it was we still left with a bad taste in our mouths. This was a real shame as with some tea making expertise this could have been lovely. After here we drove to Malanda to find the Malanda Falls Caravan Park. It was right next to the falls and had great reviews on Trip Advisor. The lady at reception was extremely friendly and helpful and we got to choose our own site. She explained where the walks were and where we had the best chance of seeing a Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo. They look like a kind of a cross between a regular kangaroo and a monkey. She said that they sometimes came onto the caravan park. Malanda is one of the few places where they are found. After we'd settled in we went for a walk to the waterfall and for a loop walk around the rainforest. We kept a lookout for the tree kangaroos but to no avail. We heard some noises at one point from up in the trees and something fell near Jay's head but we didn't see anything. We did, however, see some cute little turtles that were swimming in the river. The caravan park has a little farm area where they keep hens and a calf. When we were walking back through we stopped to have a look. We had just missed the nice lady from reception feeding milk to the calf which was called Megs. She said that if we were there at 9 the next morning we would be able to have a go at feeding the calf. She was only 4 weeks old and extremely cute. We spent what was left of the day chilling.