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To start with I apologize for the delay in updating this blog.We have been in the top end of Qld and the 3G signal up there is poor or none at all.Hopefully from now on we will have a more constant signal as we move towards central Qld.I hope that you have enjoyed our travels thus far so keep on logging in to our web sight.Regards Carol
Thurs 8 Jul to Fri 9 Jul
It was sad leaving Herberton and the Atherton tablelands, such a lovely little town was Herberton, and the van park was tops.But we had a booking at Undara on the 9th, so back on the road again. It was a beautiful day and so we had a pleasant drive thru the winding hills calling into beautiful Ravenshoe on the way, a timber milling & dairy farming area, then on past 20 enormous wind turbines situated on the slopes of the extinct Windy Hill Volcano, what a eerie sight thru the mist of the mountains as you come up upon them very suddenly.We stopped at a place called Innot Hot Springs where we thought we might be able to have a refreshing dip in the mineral springs but one look at the place turned us off.It was very run down but apparently 100 years ago the water which bubbles out of the nearby creek at 75 degrees C was bottled and shipped to Europe as a health treatment. Mt Garnet the next town on the Savannah Highway is an historic mining town where in its heyday tons and tons of copper, lead & silver were extracted from the mines in the area.We reached Undara Volcanic National Park early in the afternoon, registered, and found our allotted sites (booked under the name of Wrought not Wright) and settled in catching up on a bit of a cleaning and washing of course. Happy hour at 5 as usual.
The next morning Pip & George (friends of Paul & Jen) flew in from their property near Dajarra.They had decided to join us for the tour of the Lava Tubes. After a meet & greet and a bite to eat we congregated at the departure point for our 4 hour tour of the tubes and surrounding area.The tubes were formed thousands of years ago when one of the cones in the McBride Volcanic range erupted and the molten lava flowed along dry river beds, cooling, and forming crusts as the lava dried. The resulting 160ks lava tube system is the world's longest from a single volcano. It was a wonderful experience, just out of this world, and if you haven't already been there & done it, it really is a must see.The tour included a trip to two existing lava tubes (most of the tubes system, the roof has caved in on over the years), we also had afternoon tea at an old slab hut which is over 100 years old and a tour of the surrounding district with running commentary on all flora and fauna in the area. A very pleasant day was had by all.The Wrights and their friends dined out in style that night at the resort while the peasants (the Guys & the Clohertys) had curry in a hurry made by Wazza, with a wine or two then coffee & port to finish off a great day.Very nice indeedie.
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