Visit to the Mackay Botanic Gardens. Spoonbill.

On the health front, Ian has acquired some kind of ear fungus.

Highlights from the past week include rainforest hikes, Baron Falls, Kuranda, Atherton Tablelands and Mackay city walks.

We visited cousin Richard and Karen in Mackay. Walked the art trail and had a nice lunch at their place.

Sunset at Bird’s Cafe in Bowen. Nice feed of fish, chips, calamari and scallops — minus one that a seagull swooped down and grabbed from the table. Guess that’s why it’s called Bird’s.

Driving in Queensland you pass endless fields of sugar cane and banana that get bagged up on the tree.

Shots from the car window driving down from the Atherton Tablelands. Magnificent vistas.

Lake Eacham, a crater lake formed from ancient volcano. Oasis on the tableland.

Impossible to capture this massive Curtain Fig tree in a photo. Worth the sidetrack to stand in it’s presence. Chris gave us several ideas for the route through the Atherton Tablelands.

We visited Chris and Marjorie in Kuranda. J and J were good friends with Chris 40 some years ago when we all lived in Guelph. We had a fabulous time reminiscing and catching up at their amazing home.