Sunday there was a market on here in Mission Beach so we decided to go and have a look. It was billed as a Monster Market - but it was more like a Trash and Treasure market, not much there at all. On the way back to the van we saw our first Cassowary - holding the traffic up on the road. We then decided to have a drive to Bingal Bay and have a look at a "Tree House" that we had seen a sign for the last time we were there. Well when we got there it was a youth hostel. It was worth having a look at, they have a prime position up on the hill and the view from there is incredible. We then had a ride around South Mission Beach and had a look at some of the houses that we presume have been rebuilt since the cyclone. There are some very nice houses right on the beach. Some of the older houses still have tarps on the roof - apparently this is because they are waiting for their insurance money to come through, seems incredible after 17 months.
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| Cassowary |
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| Tree House Youth Hostel |
Monday we decided to go for a drive - we backed tracked to Innisfail and went on the Mamu Rainforest walk. It was about an hours drive from here but was well worth going to have a look at. There are three different walks- a 350 metre elevated walkway, a springboard cantilever which is 40 metres long, the last 10 metres is the cantilever and a tower which rises 37 metres above the ground. There are 100 steps to the top of the tower. The views from these walks were incredible over the top of the rainforest - we loved the palms. Unfortunately there was not a lot of bird life to be seen but we could hear plenty of them in the forest. When we got back to the van we met up with Mary and Richard who we had previously met at Gregory Downs and we travelled with them for a little while. They are in the caravan park opposite and hope to get a place on this park tomorrow.
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| Elevated Walkway |
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| The Tower |
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