After 2 attempts, Jeff caught the rat with the rat trap (Yay). However the rain did not stop overnight and the tent continued to leak along a seam or 2, so the boys spend the night in bed with me and Jeff spent the night dodging drips on the stretcher. This morning we learnt that every year Tully and Babinda compete for the 'Golden Gumboot' award which is given to the town in Australia with the highest annual rainfall - Babinda often wins!! We spent the day in C...

Rain, rain, rain! We went nearly 10 weeks without seeing any rain and now it has rained (or drizzled) for the past 24 hours! We discovered minor leaks in the tent, packed up in the rain and set up in the mud! I was looking forward to spending some time relaxing in the lush green rain-forests and walking along the beautiful Queensland beaches but now somehow the red dust is appearing attractive again!! We are on the homestretch now and everyone is dreaming of get...