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Even more Waterfalls

The dry side of the Tablelands

Atherton Tablelands
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
