Headed north to Townsville next, not much to say about that trip except that I got a ride with a former bikie that had some really interesting stories to tell.
![Had to camp out just here, between Taipan filled Sugar Cane Fields and Crocodile infested rivers! haha](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAD5pwoiG1vKDIIQiDGGf_WNZZzU3s5eQ4dCqy6Cfsnx_A_hQIuRB-OXStmu0c3XDr0N2VO9VKNx1Uye1VH1z9T4IkSJINEJe_3_2m8pdMpodAvDKYlrx1p_c-Q7iwFxdWN4MQ12pNEqH/s200/InghamCaneFields.jpg)
Townsville really made an impression on me, I reckon that I could probably live and work there because I just really liked how it looked and the general atmosphere there. Sadly idiot pom roomies, construction work, loosing my Tupperware I had with me from Perth full with cooked dinner and it taking me more then 4 hours to get out of town because I didn’t realize how big it was kind of ruined the whole Townsville experience for me. And I didn’t feel like staying around and have a look in town either because I was so tired not getting any proper sleep the last 4 nights.
Kept on going north and about 5 minutes before I got to Ingham I decided I wanted to go to Wallaman Falls which is about 50km west of Ingham.
In Ingham I had a beautiful girl in her 20s walk up to me while I was walking down the street and asking me if I needed a ride up north, dumbass as I am of course I said no because I was going west. But that’s a new one anyway!
![The Wallaman Falls](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jFtiTC7JCvDeu7hwp1zNae6kLCAbLD5AMQM2ImI2nXVuOpSll1Gy1faRWbjeDX89d5EfhPuyhAUiU8huL8bbEmglwJCeGg2YaoI1IBUhtKEyaZ0_xj42L8DYHOUICReccyD30u962AOE/s200/WallamanFalls.jpg)
Didn’t reach the fall that day and had to camp out just next to the Sugar Cane Fields in the middle of nowhere. 4 AM that night I got scared shitless because a train just passed at the other side of the road sounding its horn and keeping its lights on me, didn’t even know there was a rail track there!
Went to Wallaman Falls which was a nice place, highest drop falls in Australia with 268 meters single drop fall.
Mission Beach was the next stop on the road. Mission Beach consists of 4 small townships stretching along a 14km long coastline with nice beaches and Wet Tropics
![First Croc sign Ive seen!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2V16j7MbDQlR2G4Qxz0v7RE9S7T0ctZOU1C1yYhu0zxlqI-VQVqD6PcZT-iXNDaNCGazXkFqxITsKL260C1KNyYiJ3So2XkvSC3Yp6fznPDBxp1VqqffM4hTCKqtD7_UYZwOOcCRXWs4/s200/InghamCrocodileSign.jpg)
area inland. The hostel here is probably the most laid back and nicest one I’ve been to yet. Went for a walk yesterday to see if I could spot a Cassowary, but no luck yet! In half a hour I think Ill try to hitch a ride to Cairns, don’t know if I’m staying there though or going to this Winter Solstice Party in the middle of the bush instead.
1 comment:
Hi Simon,
Great stories mate!
What's the big rush to get back to Perth? It's rainy and cold here... Is there something your not telling us? Keep well dude!
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