Up this morning just after 06:00. It looks like it will be a nice day. We had breakfast and packed up, hitting the road by 07:40. We did not see Lawrence or Zorrie this morning so we left an envelope on the counter of the hut with $30.00. They had insisted yesterday that we could stay for free but we felt that their incredible hospitality, along with showers, electricity, a nice veranda to site on deserved some show of appreciation. The drive today seemd easier than yesterday. That, despite the fact that Bill's gas peddle foot has swollen up like a mellon! It is either an age thing, too much rum and coke, or 1700 km in three days. Which ever it has Bill limping a bit and feeling old(ish).
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| Yet another Cane Toad |
It rained for part of the morning but cleared up to a beautiful day, sunny and 33C. We paused in Home Hill to check out the campground there for the return journey. More than one porson we had met recommended it as a great free site. We will probably hit it on the way back. We then drove into townsville and got coffee and hot cross buns. Lunch was salami and cheese with crackers as we drove. Today we wanted to get into a campsite earlier so we could relax a bit before dark. A final Iced Coffee at the McDonald's in Innisfail carried us into Cairns Caravan park by 4:00. I talked to the nice french girl at the check-in and got a bunch of recommendations from her on the best snorkelling options out of Cairns and Port Douglas. Diane and I settled on the Ocean Freedom Cruise out of Cairns for Monday. $195.00 per person for an all day inclusive to Michaelmas and Arlington reefs, 6 full hours on the reef. I will report asap on how that goes.
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| Low tide at Cairns Esplanade |
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