Fraser Island

Took a bus tour of Fraser Island. Rode the ferry across after being picked up from the caravan park at 7am.  Great day was had.

Paronella Park

A Spanish immigrant in the 1920's builds an epic tourist attraction by his own epic efforts. It's under restoration and heritage orders and is simply amazing.It's south west of Innisfail, near South Johnstone. Whose river is infested with saltwater crocodiles. There is currently a 1.6m croc in the creek at the bottom of Mena Falls, that drives the hydroelectric turbine that powers Paronella Park and the neighbouring village. Cool.

http://www.paronellapark.com.au/here.html

Yeppoon

Great park on the beach which is a dog friendly beach. Go Louise!

Sarina

Long haul from townsville after deciding to go on from Airlie Beach. Got in late and found the Sarina Palms well after dark. First time on the trip. Lovely atmosphere for a crowded park with a lot of permanent guests.

Townsville

Visiting family. Nostalgia and great weather

Ravenshoe

Highest town in Queensland (over 1100 metres) and had lunch at the Tully Falls Hotel (highest pub in Queensland) which had the best fish and chips. We then drove the uncertain distance to Tully Falls. Great drive almost all the way to Tully - no road connection as the falls are a considerable drop down into the valley. Great rainforest drive. Drove back the Info Centre at Ravenshoe where there was a great museum regarding the Jirrbal people.

Fitzroy Island

Had to do a snorkelling day so drove down to Cairns to get on the boat to Fitzroy Island. The coral gardens and fish diversity was great.

Granite Gorge

Saw the sign on a couple of passes along the Atherton-Mareeba Road but didnt know any more about it. Then had a chance to have lunch at the excellent Mt Uncle Distillery and it was only a little further to Granite Gorge, so off we went. Awesome! Hundreds of little rock wallabies all wanting to be fed. Gorgeous. And the rocky scenery was great.

Lake Barrine

One of two volcanic crater lakes within 10kms of each other on the Atherton Tablelands, Lake Barrine is slightly larger than Lake Eacham. The Excellent Tea House has a boat tour which is Excellent. This day M and I did the 5km circumferential walk through the fringing rainforest. AMAZING. Not only birds and reptiles, in the daytime saw bandicoot and marsupial mice and possibly a kangaroo rat. And some lizards. Do it again.

Nerada Tea Factory Plantation Tea House

Came to the Nerada Tea Estates etc two weeks ago to find out it was closed all through February :-(

Came back today 3rd March and it was awesome. It is the only tea factory in Australia so its tea shop's factory fresh tea was AMAZING!

Waterfalls

Did the Milaa-Milaa Falls tour, Great drive with three waterfalls in the circuit around Milaa-Milaa.

Herberton Historic Village

This place is amazing and most recommended part of any visit to the Atherton Tablelands. It's whole everyday economic life captured in a towns' slice of collections and tableaus. Amazing. Everything.