Lake Tinnaroo

It is now almost 2 weeks since we left Ravenshoe for the short 50 km drive to Yungaburra and the Lakeside Caravan Park on the shores of Lake Tinnaroo.    Unfortunately the rain started just as we were packing up, and apart from a couple of partly sunny days last week, most days produced some form of precipitation. But, today has been warm and sunny.  We believed the weather forecast, so the kayak was taken down yesterday afternoon, and Brian had a good paddle early this afternoon.   Hopefully the kayak (and the bikes) will get a bit more use before we leave.  It is good to see the people in Longreach and western Queensland receiving much needed rain.

View from the van towards Lake

View including Afghanistan Memorial

During our first week we drove to Kuranda for lunch with Pauline and Les, currently staying at our favourite Cairns caravan park.    It was great to catch up over a long lunch, and I enjoyed some much-needed retail therapy with Pauline while the menfolk found a seat and waited very patiently.  Unfortunately it has not been sunny enough to wear my new hat.

We have been in to Atherton to shop a couple of times, and were very pleased to be able to have the air compressor fixed there, and under warranty!    Last Thursday we enjoyed a very delicious lunch of lamb shanks at the Tolga Hotel, perfect fare for a cool, wet day.     On the way back we called in for another look at the Curtain Fig.

I have enjoyed the rest and relaxation here.   Brian has managed to wash the car,  but the van will have to wait until Cairns where we have booked a site at Crystal Cascades Big4 from next Thursday for 4 nights.

I found this fellow standing so very still in the garden next to the road when we were walking this afternoon.   

 

Bush curlew