Now in Cairns having stopped at Townsville and Cardwell on route. Townsville was far nicer than we expected with a picturesque promenade, "The Strand", looking out to Magnetic Island and the harbour. We camped about 6 miles from the centre and then drove in to see the "Reef HQ aquarium" with the largest coral aquarium in the world and sea turtle hospital where they treat turtles that have been damaged by predators or the actions of people. Plastic bags are a big concern as, after ingestion, they impede feeding and the turtles loose weight and float unable to dive and feed at depth.
Cardwell is the only place on the Bruce Highway that gives you a view of the beach; the campsite is situated across the road from a promenade and beach, again with lots of pumice stones. We tried a BBQ again but it rained and I ended up cooking under the awning and then eating inside.
Our campsite here is next to Lake Placid although not so placid at the moment as they have released water from a dam and it's been raining all afternoon. The rafters make use of the water surge and we watched as they landed and also a guy swimming in the river that was signed as dangerous because of crocodiles! The next few days we are going on Skyrail and then train into the rain forest, a boat trip to the outer reef area and a day further north at Port Douglas and the interior by 4WD and then on a flight to Melbourne on Friday.
Cardwell is the only place on the Bruce Highway that gives you a view of the beach; the campsite is situated across the road from a promenade and beach, again with lots of pumice stones. We tried a BBQ again but it rained and I ended up cooking under the awning and then eating inside.
Our campsite here is next to Lake Placid although not so placid at the moment as they have released water from a dam and it's been raining all afternoon. The rafters make use of the water surge and we watched as they landed and also a guy swimming in the river that was signed as dangerous because of crocodiles! The next few days we are going on Skyrail and then train into the rain forest, a boat trip to the outer reef area and a day further north at Port Douglas and the interior by 4WD and then on a flight to Melbourne on Friday.
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| Near the campsite at Cardwell |
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| Low tide near Cardwell on an evening walk. Helen in the distance. |
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