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The “Great Inland Way” home

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We had such an exciting couple of weeks exploring the Cape York Peninsula, that when we got back to Fairview Station and our caravan, it was good to have a “down” day, where we didn’t venture anywhere, instead cleaning up and packing away all the camping gear, ensuring everything was ship shape in the caravan and just relaxing with our friends.  Just before sunset, satisfied that everything was in order, we wandered over to the Fairview Station outdoor dining room for a last meal together, enjoying either Bee f Stroganoff or Spaghetti Bolognaise with a nice glass of red. Returning to camp, we all shared the Tim Tam Slice we’d bought at the Hann River Roadhouse with an after dinner cuppa and retired to bed. On Wednesday morning after breakfast, we hitched up the van, farewelled Jo-Anne and Ian and we were on our way. First stop was the Split Rock art site, where we climbed up the rocky path to view cave and rock paintings up to 30,000 years old. The variety of ochres used and the hu...
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Conquest of the Cape

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After an exciting week in Brisbane with a birthday party, wedding and celebration, we flew out at 6am on Monday, 20th July to return to Cairns. James picked us up from the airport, we put our luggage in the caravan, ensured everything was secured and hit the road.  First stop, the IGA just off the Captain Cook Highway for perishables, then up the steep and winding road to cross the Great Dividing Range, turning right onto the Mulligan Highway towards Cooktown.  We continued to Lakeland, the “Gateway to the Cape”, where we stopped for lunch. There is plenty of information here to help travellers understand what is in the local area, plus a range of statues of attractions to be found on the Cape. We arrived at Fairview Station, our stop for the next two nights and our meeting place with Jo-Anne and Ian, who had arrived a day earlier. It was great to get together in person and be able to do our final planning; up until now it had all been done remotely via email or facetime......
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The (very) tropical north

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  The weather on the Cassowary Coast, where we were situated, continued to be much wetter than most "dry" seasons, but that did not stop us enjoying ourselves. We left Bramston Beach on Monday, 6th July for the short trip north, reaching the outskirts of Cairns, and rapidly increasing traffic, in no time, making our way on the western city bypass to Trinity Beach, north of Cairns, where Martin's brother, James, lives. It was great to catch up with him and check out his lovely holiday apartment not too far off the beach. We enjoyed dinner at the local tavern and a night in his apartment while our caravan was parked in the street. On Tuesday morning, the heavens opened as we farewelled James and turned north onto the Captain Cook Highway. A cyclone at the end of 2023 had temporarily closed the road, which runs between the mountainous rainforest and the sea - a narrow, winding stretch of bitumen where land slips, rock slides and surface subsidence are common. Repairs and rei...
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