We left Ringers Rest and headed towards our next destination Walkamin only 15 Km up the road (honestly these long drives are getting to me). Walkamin will be our next base for 6 weeks while we explore more of the Tablelands and a loop through the Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Bloomfield Track and Cooktown.
After 8 weeks in Cairns with much reluctance it was time to move on. We have enjoyed our time here and will miss the Spa, Free Bus into town and Pancake Breakfast Thursday. It was starting to get a bit expensive with so much to do in Cairns but there are other things to see further a field so it's time to move on up the hill into the Tablelands, enjoy whats on offer there and hopefully save a bit of money in the process.
Paronella Park is approx 100km South of Cairns about 18km South West of Innisfail. We had originally planned to camp there with the caravan while on the way from Tully to Cairns back in June but the rain had been so heavy we decided to try again another time.
Today is Mic and his brother Jeff's 35th birthday. I just so happens Mic, Carley anf Blake are in North Queensland as the same time as us so we caught up with them in Port Douglas for a Birthday Lunch.
The Great Barrier Reef which lies of the coast of Queensland and stretches from Hervey in the South to Torres Strait in the North and is approx 2300km in length. It starts a fair way off the coast at the southern end but comes closer to the coast as you travel north.