Forgive me, friends, for I have slacked off. It's been seven months since I last wrote a post.
But I haven't been entirely idle. First I bought a new car and went to Kingfisher Park at Julatten. While there, I popped out to Abattoir Swamp, as one does. I hadn't been there for seven years.
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| Grevillea |
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| Truth in labelling: Yellow honeyeater |
Then I wandered up to Lakeland, west of Cooktown, via Maryfarms. I hadn't been to Lakeland since the road was sealed.
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| Maryfarms: the rainbow bee-eaters love this place |
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| Looking east to the Kuranda Range |
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| Welcome to..er...whatever |
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| The road to the Cape |
After which, I drove to Chillagoe.
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| Karst! |
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| Car-st! |
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| Chillagoe smelters |
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| To the Metal Hills |
And then I was about to head south on a big road trip — a road trip I had been looking forward to for a freakin' year — the windscreen on my 12 day old car was badly damaged by a loose stone and I had to go to Cairns to get it replaced.
I stayed overnight.
And then — finally — I got on the highway and headed south on my road trip. More of that tomoz.
