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Day Twenty Seven Stony Creek Falls Red Rattler Lyn and passenger Butterfly sanctury Markets Skyrail Up early to catch train to Kuranda had light breakfast at not so light price at the station. The train pulled out just before 0900 on the 37k 1 3/4 hour journey up to Kuranda climbing one metre every 50 metres…

Day Twenty Six Quick trip into town and a look around Cairns central, grabbed a cable for camera. Drove out to Kuranda for a look at the falls and quick look around the town. We went into the snake exhibition it was ok and Lyn had an olive python around her neck. Barron Falls Snake…

Day Twenty five 190ks to Cairns through the Great dividing range across the Atherton tablelands where the scenery fluctuated between beautiful and stunning, a wonderful drive if you do not have to drive it. Arrived in Cairns after 3 hours, eventually found caravan park and set up. Weather a bit showery so did a little…

Day Twenty Four Tried to book a tour and accommodation at Underra Lava caves but no luck, so on to Mt Garnet around 3 hour drive. Booked into nice little park then drove into town. Not much here and what there was much of it was shut including the pub, which is up for mortgagee…

Day Twenty three Up early to drive the 90ks much of which is unsealed to go on Cobbold Gorge tour. A thoroughly worthwhile experience, an hour and a half stroll around the gorge, with informative stops relating to bush tucker/medicine and gorge history. Though the area has been a station for almost  150 years the…

Day Twenty Two Around 400 Ks east to Georgetown still grass and scrubland a little more dense, not as flat and some of the trees coming into flower. Stopped at Croydon about halfway, toured a few of the heritage buildings which was a bit of fun, so give your self an extra hour or two…

Day Twenty one Back to Karumba point in the morning for 2 hours fishing but no luck, a beer at sunset tavern looking out on Karumbas version of Broomes Cable beach for a beer. Return to camp to pack up to leave tomorrow then on to Ferryman sunset dinner cruise. Cruise was ok cold dinner…

Day Twenty Went out to Karumba Point tried fishing from beach but tine was receding so not any good. Had a look around where the river meets the sea and  decided to give it a go after lunch. Going was very slow but after 2 hours caught a camouflage cod / rock cod around 35cm,…

Day Nineteen Drove back to Normanton for aloof around town, fairly un appealing place, though the information centre was good and Souvineers were cheap. Called into the railway station to see the Gulflander train that runs from Normanton to Croydon 151ks,often referred as the train that runs from nowhere to nowhere, when we called in…

Day Eighteen 420k drive to Karumba, lunch at Bourke and Wills Roadhouse fresh baked pies and sausage rolls were just that, lovely. As the name Savannah Way suggests grass and scrub land with thousands of small termite mounds. Arrived at Karumba at 15.15 not a ninja turtle in sight, settled in for the night Sunset…