The Tablelands open fields with backdrops of Tropical Forests, Millaa Millaa one street it’s wonderful
. Atherton is the main town quite big and where we are for a few days at the Atherton Hotel, definitely a country town hotel the meals are huge but good.
We went to the historical village of Herberton today, the most amazing history museum I have ever been too, the press room is brilliant printing on an 125 year old press I had this gem printed
The drive up the coast is continuous plantations of sugar and bananas with a backdrop of tropical forests it’s hot,hot,hot we had planned to stay overnight at Cardwell nope it looked like a ghost town we continued up to Tully finding the turning for Mission Beach found a motel, pretty quiet but the pub was open to feed Ian, and didn’t break the piggy bank.
When we visited OZ before food was inexpensive not now it’s more expensive than the UK and despite the Australian Government saying they need to eat healthier options they’re hard to get. Apparently the policy is to export everything creating high prices.
Mission Beach
Travelled on the train from Kamia to Sydney is a slow journey the train stops 15 times, then the connection to Sydney Domestic Airport. The transfers between Domestic and International has been well thought out. The flight to Townsville just over 2 1/2 hours the car was all ready no messing about we’ve been given an upgrade a Mitsubushi Outlander 4×4. The Yongala Lodge was great. We went to Magnetic Island really pretty, took the ferry over and the hop on hop bus
Gorgeous Hassington Beach beautifully kept the tribute to the loss of life of the Australian Navy is really tasteful. The sands are fine powder white sand really gorgeous. Lovely town too one shop even thinks of male shoppers !
Gorgeous scenery in the Kangaroo Valley a warm day 32 degrees
We’ve arrived Down Under after a pretty good flight considering the distance now we’re in Sydney, we’re heading to Berry later to catch up with Judith and George for a few days, we then takeoff to Townsville sadly picking up a Mitsubushi 4×4 and not a green oval for our Trundle up North I’ll post from there and add some pics.
Trundling Jack and Jenny 