Yeah, no mouse in the house last night. At least no mouse in any of the groceries.
Off towards Cairns (Cans is how they say that here) with a few stops along the way. A quick look at Timaroo dam; not so impressive as the lake looks to be a little low just now. Locals have mentioned a couple times that could use rain. Next, The Curtain Fir on Curtain Fig Road in the Curtain Fig National park. Really original name, right? It is quite the sight and very much lives up to its not so creative but very much appropriate name. Check it out. It is a strangler fig and they are responsible for many unique shapes in the rainforest.
We go right past, well pretty close to right past, Gallo Dairy. With a bit of tasting I find two cheeses, macadamia and black pepper plus they have chocolates so a few truffles and tasties come home. I will report in later on these scrumptious looking morsels.
We have to stop in at The Crater Lakes National Park just because it sounds so much like our Crater Lake NP. Not only does the park celebrate and preserve a pretty little lake but also a pair of rare giant pines, Kauri trees. Turns out they have a lovely tea house on Barrine Lake so we stop for a spot of tea and scones with plum preserves and cream. It is a yummy break from driving.
Kent adroitly maneuvers the curvy decent down off the tablelands and in only a short while we are back in Cairns and settled into the Cairns Holiday Park. The hosts are very helpful in planning out our adventures and get us signed up for a Great barrier Reef snorkel tour. We are here for three nights with no need to drive so our refrigeration won’t be working – we need at least 2 hours of engine time to recharge the coach battery. So, we are going to try the frig in the communal kitchen. Hope that works out ok.