Mount Inkerman

We went for a drive towards Bowen. I noticed a road going up the side of this mountain and a sign saying "Scenic Overlook" so we headed on up. It was almost as scary as when, years ago, I went up Pike's Peak. The road was very steep, very narrow and only one tiny section had guardrail. When we finally reached the top, we were in the clouds and couldn't see a thing. But the ride back down was pretty spectacular, a fantastic view over flood plains and sugar cane.



The clouds were so low and so dense, we could barely see the top of the tower, very eerie!



We knew there was a great panoramic view there, but we couldn't see a thing through the clouds.



When we reached the second repeater tower the world was starting to reappear.



Seemed a lot steeper going down and where are the bloody guardrails???



At last, a guardrail, I feel so much safer!




The view over the valley was worth waiting for, sugar cane and flood plains. I don't think it could be any greener!

More Pics of the Warehouse

This is the front, see the dogs running towards me. Well Bird and Town are running, Red is sauntering along behind.


This is what you see if you pan to the left from the first photo.




This is the end from the right side.


There are mango trees everywhere, unfortunately they have all already fruited this year, so I missed the crop.


But we do have a lot of banana trees and these are the best bananas I have ever tasted. You would swear they have honey on them, they are so sweet!

Sugar Cane Country

We went for a ride Saturday afternoon. I just love the look of the country side here. The huge skies, sugar cane everywhere, lots of rain so everything is green, it's a beautiful part of the world.


This reminds me of Hawaii with the mountains in the back. We drove up to the very top of them earlier in the day.


Saw this good looking mob of cattle, grazing is good at the moment.





Took these through the windshield, the sky was amazing, stormy weather threatening.



This one looks like a volcano erupting!

Pale Headed Rosella

Saw this bird in the tree outside the kitchen window, it was beautiful! Pretty ordinary name for such a gorgeous bird. The pics aren't great because I couldn't find the tripod. But it is at the ready now so I hope it comes back. I will have to get some sunflower seeds to coax it. Of course the Rainbow Lorikeets are everywhere, I had forgotten how beautiful (and noisy) they are!

Alva Beach, about 10 minutes away - AWESOME!

This is a beautiful beach not the usual mudflat type beach one often finds in the northern parts of Queensland. Hopefully we won't run into any crocs here, but stinger season runs from December to May so not safe to get in at the moment. They are Box Jellyfish and their sting can kill you so we won't push our luck. I love the pic of the old farts on the quad bike. We will have to see if we can get hold of one so we can whiz along the sand too.

The Warehouse

This place was originally a tobacco drying shed, then it was a fruit packing shed. The last guy who used it built a pretty big sailboat in it. And now here we are with our 3 dogs. We think we might be able to turn it into a small kennel and use it for storage for trailers and boats. We are still thinking about what to do with it. It is huge, I can ride the motor scooter in it or my bike and I always ride my Razor scooter across it to use the loo. There are 2 living areas built right into it. We haven't unpacked everything yet so there are still boxes everywhere. But the cable is hooked up, we have the USB wireless modem, what else could we want! Here are some pics.


This is the office.


View from the kitchen window. That is ginger and black bamboo right outside my window.


Flowers from the ginger plant out front.


Still plenty of boxes to unpack. Last time the movers complained that we didn't have everything in boxes so this time we boxed everything!


This is where I ride my scooter. I was thinking of an indoor tennis court too, maybe basketball as well!

The Next Leg - Warehouse in Brandon

We have said good bye to Jabiru and are now back in Queensland. It is still hot and humid but we are in civilization again!

We left Jabiru on last Monday morning at around 4:30 AM. We had the car loaded and pulled our little trailer, the rest went with the movers. We put a platform in the back of the car so the dogs could lie down and look out at the same time. They seemed to enjoy the trip.


Spectacular sunrise on the Barkley Tableland.


Lucky dogs riding in the air con.


We ran into a lot of rain left over from Cyclone Neville and Olga.


Saw this funny looking roo at a rest stop, must have taken a liking to a brahman!