Hi everyone, Day 7 of the road trip and all is going well. Picked up the hire car in Cairns, a large Toyota Camry auto which is a bit bigger than we expected but very comfortable and easy to drive, once I'd convinced Marion that driving an auto was easy. First stop was Cairns, not a particularly inspiring place and our Rydges hotel was pretty poor. The following day we drove up into the Atherton Tableland, visited a few small towns and some waterfalls. Lots of agriculture, mainly sugar cane growing, but and interesting diversion from driving down the coast. Very similar to the low lands of Scotland but a bit warmer. We ended up at Mission Beach, staying at Hibiscus Logde. What a fantastic place, our hosts Robert & Adrienne were very accommodating, complimentary drinks
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