Day 53: Millaa Millaa to Port Douglas Nothing worse than trying to keep a caravan clean when it's raining outside, wet grass gets trampled through at a constant rate. We did our first pack up in the rain this morning. It wasn't pouring but was constant & misty rain. Pack up wasn't too bad except for the dirty floor in the van. By the time we reached Atherton the rain had stopped and it felt quite muggy. We visited the Crystal caves at Atherton which was...

Day 52: Paronella Park Today was one of those perfect days. I'm sure my writings will fail to illustrate how magic the day was, but I will do my best. Despite the forecast of showers we decided to visit Paronella Park. We were extremely fortunate with the weather as the rain held off until we were ready to depart. Where do I begin to explain what Paronella Park is? It was built by Jose Paronella back in the 30's and consisted of not only beautiful gardens b...

Day 51: Millaa Millaa What is that wet stuff that falls from the sky! We had almost forgotten what rain was like, we haven't had any since we were in Adelaide but we had sporadic showers today. The day started with a little bit of cleaning including the outside of the van. Darren got to use his new water broom that he bought at the caravan and camping show, he's pretty impressed with it. Next on today's itinerary was a visit to Mamu. Mamu is a rainforest w...

Day 50: Undara to Millaa Millaa I do believe we found one of Australia's best kept secrets! We are fast discovering that there is so much to see and do in this beautiful country of ours that 14 weeks just isn't enough time to see it all. Our morning started with a hike to the top of Kalkani Crater. Kalkani crater is one of many dormant volcanos in the Undara area. Undara is a dormant volcano that exploded hundreds of thousands of years ago and created the l...

Day 49: Charters Towers to Undara We ventured off this morning with only a vague idea of where we would stay tonight. After farewelling our gracious hosts, Marni and Dave, we hit the road heading in the direction of the Atherton Tablelands. We decided to travel the inland route which would have been beautiful had it not been for all the roadworks that delayed our journey. Due to the delay and the fact I was really tired, we decided to stay at Undara for the n...