Early October 2021

I recently finished the above ring for some Townsville customers. I had meetings with several other customers in Townsville planned so caught up with them at the same time to confirm the design and ring size.

Girramay Country - Cardwell State Forest.

On the way back to that Townsville trip I stopped for a break to explore Girramay Country - Cardwell State Forest. More photos from that visit can be seen in this blog post. Needless to say the creeks were very dry.

Post: Girramay Country - Cardwell State Forest

Mena Creek

The next week the ring was created and ready for delivery. We decided to meet about half way at Tully. Following that meeting I wandered my way back home to Cairns. The first place I stopped was Mena Creek.

Paronella Park is also at Mena Creek and costs about $50 to enter. If you are like me and have been in before then you can walk for free down to the creek from the public park on Innisfail Japoon Rd. Once down at the river you will get some free views of Paronella Park and a lovely setting to just sit and relax for a while and enjoy the falls.

Souita Falls

My second stop on the way home was up the Palmerston and then out to near Milla Milla to visit Souita Falls. I love these falls but you have to watch out for leeches.

Previous visit in December 2020: Souita Falls - leeches galore

Souita Falls has two tiers. At the base of the top tier are some little caves to the left and right of what is shown above that I wanted to try and get some photos of.

Normally I am quickly in and out of Souita because of the leeches but with the current dry weather I found none with my constant checking. I decided to rock hop down to the second tier.

This very large fallen tree at the base of the second tier creates some spectacular shapes in the flowing water at times. This was one of the prettier times I have seen it.

I was tempted to stick around for a bit longer and go lower but I noticed that the sky was starting to look like we would get one of those spectacular Tablelands sunsets. I had a plan for sunset so headed back to the car.

The highest road in Queensland

Tumoulin Rd near Ravenshoe has an elevation of 1162 metres and is the highest road in Queensland. My wife and I have a spot on that road that we try to get the clouds, sun and crops to all line up for a great photo.

When I arrived it was still a little away from sunset. The sun was starting to cast red in the clouds as its rays darted through any gap it could find.

Sunset came and so did the colour as it so often does up there. The sunsets on the Tablelands can be so rich they look fake. You really have to see them to believe them.