Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Cairns Bramston Beach

Heading south to Cairns had to stop and change a tyre at Mt Carbine, scrubbing and going out of balance.

CP in Cairns for a couple of nights while we had the front end re-aligned then on to Gordonvale as the tyre guy there is the only Michelin dealer in the area and I want quality tyres. As it happens there is a heavy vehicle mechanic workshop next door. Due for a service so ordered six new tyres, couple of days to deliver, and booked in for the service.  Crank batteries were playing up as well and were at the end of there use by so had two new ones installed.  Should be good for a while now.

Spent the days waiting for tyres and service parts at Bramston Beach or Fishery Falls CP, both nice places to hang for a bit.
Mt Carbine - tyre change

Mount Molloy to Mossman

Bramston Beach

Taking notes for her blog?

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Cooktown and Helenvale

Headed east from Normanton, destination Cooktown. Stopped in Croydon and the CP there for mothers day and dinner at the pub. Brad rang his mother. That was nice of him to remember or did I text him first?

Georgetown another CP. Then FC at Archer's Creek 16km west of Ravenshoe on the Kennedy Dev Road. Atherton for provisions then FC at Mount Molloy for the night.

Stopped two nights at the Orchid CP in Cooktown then moved to the Helenvale and the Lion's Den Hotel. Friends own this pub and camp ground and we stayed for free. Timed it well arriving on the weekend as they have live bands and its very popular with the locals as well as tourist. Good to catch up but they were very busy keeping things on track.
Molly and Buddy checking a tourist brochure for things to do.

Somewhere on the Mulligan Hwy to Cooktown

Wife-beater, shorts and thongs. Its the uniform up here.

Helenvale south of Cooktown top of the Daintree

Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Gulf

FC halfway between Cloncurry and Normanton on the Matilda Dev Road, Bang Bang rest area. A walk around Normanton then on to Karumba. Stayed two nights in a very full CP, right down the back.  Enjoyed a beer and dinner at the Karumba Point Hotel watching the sunset, nice.

It's fishing heaven up here. Lots of tinnies everywhere. The most common rig is 4x4 with tinnie on the roof towing a caravan with a fold up trailer secured to the back bumper bar.
The Pub waiting for sunset

Sunset spectacular!

Tinnies everywhere

Fishing heaven.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Mt Isa

Augathella and Tambo stopping at each to walk the dog around town. Met Gerry and Bruce again. Ilfracombe CP and a spa and swim in the hot bore pools, nice. Dinner at the Historic Wellshot pub.

Winton CP two nights and bike riding around town. Looks like another town in decline. On to Cloncurry and we stayed in the Top Tourist CP it has a pool and its hot here! Stopped at the Blue Heeler Hotel along the way, interesting. Met a couple travelling like us who were from Leeton, small world, blah, blah.

Mt Isa for some shopping and a couple of nights then back to Cloncurry.
Ilfracombe hot bore pools

Blue Heeler Hotel

Blue Heeler Bar

Me and my doggy Mt Isa