We leave Mareeba in the morning for the Cape, via Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Cape Flattery, Cape Melville. Visited Jon at the Show Grounds this morning. The resident Roos are quite tame. Very warm days, but cools quickly at night. Stopped over in Cairns for few days, and took a trip out to the Reef,lots of colorfull fish, snorkeling ,great food and informative people.

It's great country. Enjoy your trip to the top. Stay safe.

just spent the long weekend in cairns and weather was beautiful, lunch at port douglas and a visit to hartleys croc farm filled our sunday, the drive up the coast to port douglas is absolutely stunning cant wait to finish work and do it in the van.

Kia ora Brandt and Lorraine, hope you are enjoying your travels. Still hope to catch up with you guys somewhere out there. We are home atm hoping to push off again soon. Safe travels

Have a great trip you lovelies im down on the central coast with my mum and
Daughter missing my hubby heaps as he said this is the first trip away with no operation :)

Did not get far. Meant to get the radiator looked at in Cairns, the brackets on the sides of had come loose. The solder had let go, and I thought it would be a simple job of fixing it in place. Clean forgot about it until the morning we were leaving. Called into radiator repairer in Mareeba, and he said the radiator would have to be taken out to do the job properly, he had time to do the repair but not to take it out himself and reinstall it. So my frien John and I went down to the local park under the trees and took it out ourselves. Spent the whole day in Mareeba. Did not leave until just after 5pm. Travelled 45 minutes to free camp at Mt Molloy. Just had enough daylight to put our tents up. Had tea in the dark, tried new single burner gas stove and will be firs night sleeping in our small tent. Quite cool outside now.
Hope all our troubles are behind us now and we have a nice clear run. We did manage to get the radiator out without too many hassles so maybe somebody above was looking after us after all. Feel pleased that radiator is all fixed up now, was giving me some concern.

dont forget to go across to Thurs Island and Horn Island. Friday Island has a pearl farm there that love tourists sell cheap pearls have lunches. stay on TI for a night or two, though accommodation is a little dear.
its about 40ks on the ferry, which should be running twice a day at the moment.

Problems still not over!! Car fridge was not going when arrived at Lions Den Hotel. 2nd battery down to 9.5volts. Redarc isolator had died and not charging 2nd bat. Got replaced in Cooktown. Hope this is the end of problems as are about to go bush!!!

Good luck from now on Brandt and Lorraine - enjoy your trip - might see you somewhere around the traps.