Greetings!
Today's journey took us across the southern end of the Atherton Tablelands southeast to the coast. On the way out, we stopped by three waterfalls, a tree that reportedly saved much of the forest from destruction, two dairies, and a castle/garden built by a Spanish immigrant featuring the first private hydroelectric power system in Australia.
The Curtain Fig Tree is said to have been determined by those assessing the work necessary to remove it - as too hard to do. The decision, contributing to the cost and time estimates prepared by local sugar cane production contractors, led to the abandonment of thousands of acres of tableland properties.
Three waterfalls lie in close proximity, and are included in a mutually-signed circuit. They all present different degrees of difficulty in hiking to good viewing or swimming locations. But they all do contain excellent park infrastructure to park and obtain a basic observation.
We had a great picnic lunch at the Mungalli Creek Dairy, a hilltop operation combining lots of popular cheese and ice cream. Earlier, we visited the nearby Gallo Dairyland, and our picnic actually combined some of their cheese and chocolates with Mungalli's drinks and ice cream.
To see the photos taken today, click on Friday, Oct 14th, Mission Beach.
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