Craters, Cassowaries and the Cretaceous Period


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September 26th 2010
Published: September 27th 2010
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If anywhere in Australia has reminded us of New Zealand and the Waikato, it’s the Atherton Tablelands. With rolling hills, volcanic origins, pockets of rainforest, dairying, waterfalls and rivers that run all year round, it also doesn’t have the humidity of Cairns, 70km the other side of the coastal ranges. With only slight protestations from Rhys, we did the waterfall circuit, taking del... Read Full Entry



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Whip tailed wallabyWhip tailed wallaby
Whip tailed wallaby

Also called Pretty Faced wallaby - they came out to chat with us in the evening
Old railway carriagesOld railway carriages
Old railway carriages

Transformed into magical bush accommodation
Undara restaurantUndara restaurant
Undara restaurant

Railway carriages again put to good use
Meal on the hopMeal on the hop
Meal on the hop

Grey kangaroo and joey enjoy a snack by the pool
Billabong poolBillabong pool
Billabong pool

Pretty flash for an outback dip
Charters TowersCharters Towers
Charters Towers

The Stock Exchange Arcade
The World TheatreThe World Theatre
The World Theatre

One of Charters Towers many opulent gold rush era buildings
The Burdekin RiverThe Burdekin River
The Burdekin River

Near Charters Towers. In the 2009 flood the water was as high over the bridge as it is under it now
Rhys with a whole lot of bullRhys with a whole lot of bull
Rhys with a whole lot of bull

The Droughtmaster Queensland breed
Hughenden public artHughenden public art
Hughenden public art

A recycled dinosaur
Band rotundaBand rotunda
Band rotunda

In Hughenden made from windmill blades
The Flinders RiverThe Flinders River
The Flinders River

An outback river - yes, that is sand not water
Crossing the FlindersCrossing the Flinders
Crossing the Flinders

Easy even for someone who can't swim
Under the Shade of the Coolibah TreeUnder the Shade of the Coolibah Tree
Under the Shade of the Coolibah Tree

Hot in Hughenden so we rested by the historic explorers tree
On the Dinosaur trailOn the Dinosaur trail
On the Dinosaur trail

with "Mutt" the replica Muttaburrasaurus, found near Hughenden at a place called Muttaburra
Mutt's bonesMutt's bones
Mutt's bones

Reconstruction of the fossilised skeleton of Muttaburrasaurus, in the Flinders Centre
Porcupine GorgePorcupine Gorge
Porcupine Gorge

Porcupine Creek has been cutting through sandstone under a volcanic basalt crust for about 5 million years
In the GorgeIn the Gorge
In the Gorge

Investigating the billabongs left until the next rains come
Queensland outbackQueensland outback
Queensland outback

From "Mt" Walker, Hughenden
Viewing the sunsetViewing the sunset
Viewing the sunset

From Mt Walker
AndAnd
And

This is the sunset we were watching



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