Tara is home to Heather's 2nd eldest sister who runs the Post Office, obviously we were co-opted into mail sorting, but were not very good at it!Other than visiting family the other highlight of Tara was the "roo box". (short for Kangaroo) .This is a chiller unit set up out of town where roo shooters bring in the nights shoot to be tallied. We went out at 6am where the chiller operator (who wore his silk PJ's) worked. We were fortunate enough to watch sev...

We took the opportunity while in Cairns to visit two different faces of the Wet Tropic of Queensland which are UNESCO World Heritage listed.For the first day Dean (Heathers brother), took us up into the Atherton Tablelands above Cairns where we visited numerous waterfall sites. The falls were all distinctly different and while small compared to the world standard, still made for a very pleasant day.The second occasion saw us take the chair lift from Cairns up the...

Next stop on our odyysy is Cairns where Heathers brother Dean lives. Fortunately for us one of Deans children Jane, is working in tourism and has an interest in a Great Barrier Reef tourist boat, so we include a trip out to the reef in our itinerary.The tour boat aptly named "Passions of Paradise" is a very suitable boat for this type of tour, with a net out the front for exciting sunbaking, able to raise sails and fully equipped for diving. Heather donned tanks ...

We were checking out our frequent flyer points with ANSETT and were very pleased to learn we had accumulated enough points for a "around Australia ticket". The decision was made to use the points to visit some of Heathers far flung siblings. Sister Rosey who lives in inland Queensland agreed to meet us in Hervey Bay which is near to Fraser Island, hence the following.    Fraser Island is the worlds largest sand island, yet it manages to support large stands o...