Aug Lake Tinaroo, Atherton tablelands

Great place to visit but lots of rain

 

Lake Tinaroo

 

 

 

Los of craters, rainforest and giant trees

 

A small crater with a stream running through it

 

 

 

 

Giant fig tree 

 

A larger crater lake

 

Curtain fig

 

 

Aug 1-3 Mission Beach, Atherton Tablelands

Head to Mission beach to try to capture Cassowary photos...

 

Tried Clump mountain, looking north

 

 

Clump Mountain looking South to Mission Beach and Dunk Island

 

 

Great forest walk but no Cas

 

 

Great Fan Palms though

 

 

Day trip to Tully River Gorge

 

We tried Etty Beach

 

 

Nice place for Lunch

 

 

and a swim

 

 

and finally in the caravan park, Daddy eating rubbish

 

 

 

and its chick

 

 

Off to Atherton Tableland and the rainforest, waterfall walks

 

 

 

 

This was probably the nicest one, Nandroya Falls in Wooroonooran National Park

 

 

 

 

Tchupala Falls

 

 

Milaa Milaa Falls

 

 

and fun with shutter speed

 

 

Zillie Falls

 

 

 

 

Ellinjaa Falls

 

 

Millstream Falls

 

 

 

July 19 - Copperfield Gorge

Beautiful Gorge next to Einasleigh

 

 

Unusual rock formations, carved by the stream

 

 

Complete with Freshie

 

 
Close up

 

and an unusual pool of crystal clear warer

 

 

Creek by the side of the track at Carpenteria Downs... we'll stay for the night

 

 

 

 

July 26-29 Hinchinbrook Island

Setup to hike the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island. 4 days, 3 night and 32Km of pretty hard going, but well worth the effort.

  

Hinchinbrook from Lucinda lookout (pity power line is in the way)

 

 

On our way from Cardwell by boat, hiking North to South

 

 

Already, the Hinchinbrook characteristic peaks are shrouded in cloud

 

 

Arriving at the very luxurious landing spot and start of walk in the middle of the mangrove

(Definitely no swimming)

 

 

Start of walk, looking south

 

 

The northern end of Hinchinbrook, looking up Ramsay Bay, for another day perhaps

 

 

Coming up to Black Sand Beach

 

 

and already the going is tricky

 

 

Climbed up to Nina Peak to get a view of the Island - south

 

 

and looking back towards the mangrove landing site and Ramsay Bay

 

 

Camping by the beach

 

 

and the mangroves

 

and always looking up to those cloud-shrouded peaks

 

 

Camp site

 

 

Looking down towards Zoe Bay

 

 

The track is very rough in places

 

 

Flora changes from Savannah Shrubs to  Rain Forest

 

 

and then swamp

 

 

 

with creek crossings

 

 

and some mud

 

 

but it takes us to Zoe Bay

 

 

what a view

 

 

We had a guest in our campsite

 

 

Dawn clouds

 

 

 

Zoe Falls and waterhole

 

 

Let's have a swim

 

 

Top of Zoe Falls

 

and looking north to Zoe Bay





 
Nice place to pull up for lunch
 

 

 

Heading towards Sunken Reef Bay for the night

 

 

slight water crossing to get there (hopefully no crocs)

 

 

and camp by the beach

 

 

 

What a view

 

 

 

Backup the ridge to the final stretch - Mulligan Bay

 

 

 

But 1st lunch and a swim at Mulligan Falls

 

 

 

Back in the rainforest

 

 

Mulligan beach

 

 

7.5Km final stretch... cinch!

 

 Mulligan creek crossing

 

 

 

Heard of drift wood? This is drift tree

 

 

Waiting for boat pickup at southern point

 

 

Bye bye Hinchinbrook