Had quite a good night at the rest stop and as I was packing up in the morning a green frog came to visit and help. Had an Ice Break and a sandwich for brekky before hitting the road a little after 7 am. Refueled the car about 60 km down the road in Ayr and then continued north. Getting past Townsville was pretty easy as there is a nice signed ring road that dodges nearly all the traffic. Dropped into the Frosty Mango for morning tea and had some very delicious mango and passion fruit ice cream. Picked up some mango and chilly sauce to try later on.
As I was making good time I decided to drop into the little town of Lucinda. I don't think I've been here for nigh on 50 years. It was a Family caravan trip and we visited my uncle who was a fisherman and he lived over on Orpheus island. That was a great couple days wandering around the close in coral reefs and eating some of the freshest coral trout that I can remember. Although from memory the boat trip back was pretty rough and I don't think Qwell's had been invented then. 😞 🤢 Had Barra and chips for lunch from the local take away shop - excellent.
Kept going north, stopping in at Cardwell for a quick photo before stopping in Innisfail to refuel.
I was going to stop the evening at the free camping spot on the river at Gordonvale but when I got there I didn't really feel comfortable at all and there was a fair bit of noise from the road traffic, so I continued onto Cairns. Using Wikicamps I found a nice sounding caravan park near Lake Placid so I headed there and set up for the evening.
Had a nice warm shower and the a swim in the pool. Wayne dropped in a little later and we caught up, chatting for a few hours. As I was going to bed I felt a few drops of rain, although none was forecast, so I put up the awning just in case. Turns out I didn't need it as it was dry overnight.
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