Maccas (MacDonald’s in Australian) was our first stop of the
morning. They seem to have the most reliable internet signal and today we were
able to just sit outside and post the blog, check emails and news from home. No
need to purchase a $4.80 small cup of latte this time.
The drive today was more of the scrub, cattle ranches,
numerous creeks, all named and most without water. Wonder who took the time to
go around naming creeks. Must have done it during the wet season so they could
actually see they were creeks. The various Aussies we talk to all comment on
how dry it is inland and how much they need a good rain. We will be back in
Cairns in another day so can guarantee the rain will fall. At least it has
happened with our last two trips there. Maybe third time lucky!
We did see lots of live kangaroos by the roadside chowing
down on the green grass and sitting in the shade. Of course if you tried to
stop to get a picture they just bounded away as fast as they could go. More
road kill today than we have seen for a few days as well.
Today’s post is going to be mostly birds as that seems to be
all we took pictures of. The magpies were hanging around the campsite begging
for scraps and actually came very close to get some cracker pieces. The crested
pigeons we seem to see everywhere and we love the “dove” noise they make as
they talk and fly.
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| Magpie |
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| Currawong |
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| Crested Pigeon |
Tonight we are in a small town at what will probably be a
very quiet campground. Right beside the motorhome is a rock garden and a lovely
lemon tree with fruit at all stages. Of course the ripest ones are at the very
top! Our next door neighbours are from the Melbourne area, going to visit
friends in Cairns. The ones down the road are from Tasmania.
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Lemon
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