Wednesday 13th October 2021
It is Wednesday and we are heading south yet again. We leave Cardwell a drive to Taylors Beach just south of Lucinda (Hinchinbrook Island Start) which we were at in July. Taylors Beach was very pretty and we enjoyed a pleasant walk to the point where we could see Pelorus and Orpheus Islands. The tide was very low when we started but it is amazing how quickly it comes in, as by the time we left the water level was a lot higher. We enjoyed a lunch by the water. We then drove towards Ingham and we saw another crocodile on the edge of the road but unfortunately it too was dead – squashed a bit by a car. It was only about 2ft long. After a quick stop at the shops we headed on the short in distance but long in time drive to Wallaman Falls. The road was bitumen today but was as winding as yesterday. The scenery was beautiful as we drove through farmland and then the rainforest. We stopped at a lookout Sith a lovely view towards Ingham and then on to Wallaman Falls lookout. This was neat again a spectacular water fall and gorge. The falls was 286m and the pool was 20m deep. There was an enormous amount of water falling. Then we headed to our National Park camp, another lovely spot near Stony Creek. We enjoyed the short Banggurru loop walk to Stony Creek where we saw a couple of blue dragonflies and a turtle. As always we love the peacefulness of staying in the National Parks ($13.70 a night), it also balances out our costs when we stay in motels/hotels. David saw some Musky rat-kangaroo around our camp tonight.