The weather continued fine, and the terrain remained undulating, the elevation varying from 800-900m. Malanda, at 20kms, had Australia's oldest cinema but it was a fairly nondescript building so I didn't bother getting a picture. The town's hotel is reputed to be the largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere:
Nearby Malanda Falls are not very spectacular, but the pool area has been nicely paved for the local swimmers.
A bit further on is the Curtain Fig Tree which is pretty impressive:
I arrived at Yungaburra around 1.30pm and had lunch in the lovely old Lake Eacham Hotel. I decided to stay there as I want to climb Mt Bartle Frere, Queensland's highest mountain, tomorrow, it's an all-day trek
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Took a short ride out to nearby Lake Tinaroo, a man-made lake formed by damming the Barron River, which is very popular with waterskiiers. There is a new Avenue of Honour there commemorating those who served in the Afganistan conflict:
Then I went for a walk along nearby Peterson Creek, an where it's possible to view 2 rarely seen animals, the platypus and the tree-kangaroo. I did manage to spot a platypus briefly but wasn't quick enough to get a photo. No luck seeing any tree kangaroos, unfortunately.
Distance today 46kms, total 253kms
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