This morning, we left Port Douglas, and headed south. We drove along the coast for a while with the white sand beach on our left, and the rainforest on our right. We stopped in Mossman, and for the second day had breakfast at the Beechwood Cafe. Their scrambled eggs, orange juice, and hash browns beats most of the best I've found anywhere in the world, and it brought us back to try other variations of the breakfast fare. They don't have a website yet, but are working on it. You can't miss them on the main street in Mossman.
The real prize in Mossman, however, is Mossman Gorge. Accessible from the Mossman Gorge Cultural Center , it's gorgeous (sorry). A rainforest with a roaring river running though it, fully handicap accessible thanks to the same federal funding a few years ago which was spread around to a large swath of national parks. We have never seen such extensive boardwalks, bridges, and pathways. And busses bringing in lots of people.
About twenty miles north of Cairns, we turned inland and climbed to Kurinda. The terminus of a train and sky cable from Cairns, Kurinda has become a hub of crafts and art market hangouts which feels more like Berekely in the late 60's. We even saw someone in bell bottoms. From Kurinda, we went inland to the Atherton Tablelands. This huge stretch of high plateau was once the home of tobacco for Australia, and now hosts sugar cane, peanuts, mangos, maize, potatoes, avocados, and lots of berries. The climate is cooler, with less humidity, and that's just what we wanted. We're staying at the Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges. Before turning in, we shared Duck Spring Rolls and a Beef Briskit and dessert with Grenache Shirraz at the Little Eden in Youngaburra.
To see the photos taken today, click on Thursday, Oct 13th, Atherton Tablelands.
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