Cairns Trip 1999
Cairns Trip 1999
April / May
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Breakfast at Macca's Gympie - always our first stop north.
Yum
Tropic of Capricorn south Rockhampton, Qld.
First night, Rockhampton. Jonnie doing his job.
Now it's time for GameBoy.
Picnic Lunch at Home Hill, Qld.
Pulling out the bed ends, Airlie Beach, Qld.
OK, where's my game boy?
Homework first!!
Now put up the lights.
Beth watching TV.
BBQ at the camp kitchen.
Our favourite camping breakfast - Coco Pops!!! Peter would rather have bacon and eggs!!
Off we go again.
Just north of Bowen, I take photos of this toilet block every trip. NOMANGOES / MANGOES
(Bowen is famous for its mangos!!)
My turn on the GameBoy.
Picnic in one of the Queensland rest areas.
We met up with some friends at King Reef. We liked it so much we stayed two nights.
This is the closed part of the mainland to the Great Barrier Reef, and if the tide is right you can walk out to the reef.
Here we are at the Boulders, near Babinda, Qld.
The Boulders.
The Pyramid, south of Gordonvale.
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Cairns.
Having lunch on the Port Douglas Road. - Just look at the view - Double Island in the background.
Setting up at our friends house in Mount Molloy.
Daintree Village, Qld.
This is croc country.
St Mary's by the Sea, Port Douglas.
Lunch at Malanda Falls.
Millaa Millaa Falls.
Paronella Park at Mena Falls is a magical place, and well worth the visit.
Then back to Airlie Beach.
Sunset from Airlie Beach Yacht Club.
We did some 'dirt track driving' around Emu Park, near Rockhampton, and found some lovely little crafty places.
This one specialised in wood.
Emu Park - it rained a lot, but it didn't spoil the holiday. We stayed three days.
The whole trip took two weeks.