Up to Cooktown

After my two weeks of wwoofing, my hosts kindly offered me a lift up to Cooktown. As the road up there is a four wheel drive track only, I gratefully accepted this offer. On the way there, we stopped at a petrol station that had the following sign. Some readers might understand why I took this picture, for the others... just read on...

When I spotted that peewee, I wanted to take a picture of it... and that's when I understood what they ment by rogue... it flew straight at my camera... so the following one is from a bigger distance ;o) I can already predict Fred's photography comments...

So anyway... we continued our way up... along the wonderful Bloomfield track - for good reasons 4wd only, through a number of creeks... and arrived in Cooktown, where my hosts told me they had booked a nice motel room for me - a nice change to the hostel dorm rooms i usually sleep in... Thanks again for that John and Melody. The next day, they continued their way up to Cape York, I stayed in Cooktown a few days. Pictures below.

(a bit better Fred?)

In the mean time, I've been in Cape Tribulation and Port Douglas as well. Hopefully, I'll be able to update on that as well, before I head off to Alice Springs tomorrow...

Oh, and for the fans of the beard - unbelievable reactions to ten days of not shaving , bad news, it's off in the mean time...

And, yes, I am aware that I'm missing a lot of great festivals down there... especially now the CPEX is playing at Marktrock... (damn, worth considering an early return i reckon...)

Wwoofing in the Tablelands

The last two weeks I've been wwoofing in Ravenshoe. For those who don't know what wwoofing is, you basically work 4-6 hours a day for accommodation and food. This obviously doesn't make you rich, but it saves some money from being spent, and you get to visit less travelled areas of the country, and a nice experience in return... In this case, I was staying with John and Melody, on their property in Ravenshoe, in the Tablelands near Atherton (about two hours inland from Cairns). I helped them doing some gardening and construction work (on the house they're building). My hosts were very welcoming (they're cookin was great too) and the surroundings were very beautiful. There were also some wallabies around, who are almost part of the family. Later today, John and Melody are giving me a lift up to Cooktown (they're going all the way to Cape York). Oh, and anyone looking for a wwoof place, it's a definite recommendation...