Exploring again today. Heading northeast to Yungaburra and the other end of Tinaroo Lake. Several way to go but we headed out through Malanda towards Atherton then right along Fig Tree Road, to the famous... Curtain Fig Tree. It is actually a small national park; dog stays in the car again.The strangler fig tree is, well (surprisingly) bloody impressive. As usual a fig seed was deposited in a high branch of a tree, the fig drops roots (maybe 20-25m) to the ground, overpowers the host tree which eventually fall over - on top of another tree, and the fig keep s dropping roots. Eventuallt the host rots away.
Initially could not get far enough away from the tree to fit it in... bear in mind it slope 45 degrees and we are up on a boardwalk...
We Continued into Yungaburra checked out the huge old hotel, the famous Nick's (Swiss-Italian) Restaurant. and wandered around -with Honey. Found a nice coffee corner off a lane and enjoyed a Queensland Gold Coffee. We had passed the place on the way to Skybury the other day but had had enough of the waves of rain...
At Grovealicious Coffee, Honey was asked to pose for the we site (Facebook) Find her pix here: Honey on Groovealisious Facebook
Next Lake Tinaroo - at Tinaburra!. What a cool place at this end of the lake. we will probably come and stay at the CP maybe next week. Glorious (and only $20 per night with power!!!)
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| Lake Eacham. The bloke next to Maz said you wouldn't catch him in the water... must have heard about Johnstone River Crocs |
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| Lake Eacham |
We are staying in dairy country - Malanda and surrounds - these geese live at one of the dairys between Maland and Glen Allyn (where we are staying) They regularly hang out on the road - and will not move! In fact if you drive too close they peck the car...
Back at T-view/ Serenitea for the afternoon - footy's on TV and I have a new Macworld to read. Gee it's tough! cheers.
