Today we are up early as I want to try and visit Cooktown. Now I should let you know I have this absolute hatred of going over the same road twice. Fortunately there are two ways to get to Cooktown. The inland road and the coast road. The inland road is about 300km of regular country highway. The coast road is more interesting.
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Today we booked on the 9:45 scenic train from Freshwater up to Kuranda. We need to drive to Smithfield and park the car and van, which is actually the end of the trip, from here we pick up a bus to take us to Freshwater to start the train journey. It took me a few goes to work out the plan.
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Day 20 – Cairns & Great Barrier Reef
Early start as we need to be over at the Cairns wharf at 8:30. Justine goes to the office to get the tickets and we queue up to board the large dual hull boat
Continue reading “Day 20 – Cairns & Great Barrier Reef”Day 19 – Cairns
Given the Train trip to Kuranda didn’t work out today we have another day of rest.
Continue reading “Day 19 – Cairns”Day 18 – Cairns
Today is just going to be a complete day off. Let the kids spend some time out of their car seats and have some fun.
Continue reading “Day 18 – Cairns”Day 17 – Paronella Park to Cairns
The two day park pass included the three guided tours (day, night and hydro plant), but it also included an overnight site in their caravan park. Justine took advantage of the quiet and took Liam over in the morning. They were over there at 8am before the first tours so they had the place practically to themselves.
Continue reading “Day 17 – Paronella Park to Cairns”Day 16 – Murray Falls to Paronella Park
Wake at about 6:30 to the soothing rumbles of a damn truck, pumping out the septic tanks. Ah how’s the serenity?
Continue reading “Day 16 – Murray Falls to Paronella Park”Day 15 – Forrest Beach to Murray Falls
27/09/2018
Wash – Rinse – Repeat, In other words a regular relaxed start to the morning. As we’re not in any hurry. Just as well, we were stopped a few times for roadworks on the Bruce highway.
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26/9/2018
Somehow the morning got away from us. We are up by 7:30, but we’ve decided to spend three nights getting to Cairns, then stay 4 nights in the Big 4 van park in Cairns. So we figure we need to get some supplies for the next three days. So even though the shops are in the next block it took ages to get there.
Continue reading “Day 14 – Townsville to Forrest Beach”Day 13 – Townsville
Up, drop off the car, get the courtesy car to drop me at the radiology centre, x-ray done, and I’m back at the caravan park by about 9:30.
A day to get washing done and do a little more re-arranging of stuff in the van. Let the kids go for a swim to burn off some energy.
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