Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “Atherton-Tablelands”
Even more Waterfalls
October 19, 2010
Day two of our tours around Cairns program started a bit rough due to problems with the rental car. It was stalling all the time at traffic lights which is a bit unusual for an automatic. We got a replacement car and left the city to pick up Hiroko in Palm Cove. After another short stop at Coles for some supplies we drove up the mountain range towards Kuranda.
Kuranda is a small village in the tablelands that fell victim to its popularity among tourists.
The dry side of the Tablelands
August 30, 2010
A rainy day in the wet subtropics. The third in a row - and this is the dry season. Two weeks ago we went for another trip to the Atherton Tablelands and had a totally different climate. We visited the area around Mareeba, a town about 50km away from Cairns. Although it’s only 30km away from the rainforest it is a totally different landscape. These are some impressions.
Wildlife in Australia is tough.
Atherton Tablelands
August 4, 2010
There is a beautiful piece of earth called Atherton Tablelands just half a hour south of Cairns. I planned on going there for some time and for Sunday I got a couple of mates together and rented a car. Renting the car was quite cheap, my old boss gave me a discount and thus it was just $30 for the car instead of $55.
We planned on starting at 7:30 but changed our plans on short notice. Warm temperatures, stuffy bedrooms and partying neighbours don’t contribute to a good nights sleep.
We, that is Hiroko from Tokyo, my housemate Chris and Nico from the hostel. Both of them from France.
When we left Cairns at 8:30 the sun was already shining bright and it promised to become a warm day. We made our first stop on the road to Yungaburra and got a first impression of what the tablelands look like.
On our way farther into the tablelands we came across the Cathedral Fig Tree. That thing is about 500 years old and