The Atherton table lands are a plateau above the coast, rich in volcanic soils. Here are the coffee and banana plantations, and the small country towns of the Australian outback - population 200 and 3 'Roos.
We were aiming for the Misty Mountains and the waterfall tour - an area of probably a couple of hundred square kilometres dotted with waterfalls.
This was actually a great trip, seeing something a little different from the obvious tourist activities along the coast. The falls were set in beautiful scenery, at the bottom of steep ravines in surprisingly hilly country. With a little bit of green showing in the hills there was also a little homesickness.
The falls aside, there were some amazing lookouts. Unfortunately, the crystal clear views of the early holiday had been replaced by the remnants of the Sydney duststorms as they moved North, and haze and hints of what might have been were the order of the day.
End of the day were the Josephine Falls on the lower slopes of Bartle Frere, the highest mountain in Queensland. It would have been great to climb to the top, but 2 children, the ten hour round trip, and despite the path, rainforest all the way to the top said no.
We travelled 250 miles in total today, and it was well worth it for all we saw.
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