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Day 27
Monday 5th September 2005 Click on the pictures for larger versions
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Another fine, clear day. I sorted out a couple of problems on the Park computer and was rewarded with a couple of days extra accommodation thanks to the owners. On the
way to the office I noticed this Bower Bird nest |
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| 4.14pm | 4.15pm | |
After I finished tweaking the computer, I joined one of the owners, Rob Waterhouse, on the walk he conducts most afternoons. The views were well worth the walk! Below are views as you follow the track to a high point, then continue back down the other side to the Park. Rob is on the right. The couple also joined the walk. |
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| 5.40pm | 5.44pm | 5.48pm |
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| 5.49pm | 5.50pm | 5.50pm |
Nearly at the top. |
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| 5.51pm | 5.51pm | 5.55pm |
At the top. |
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| 5.57pm | 6.00pm | 6.03pm |
Being timed to arrive at the top at sunset, you see spectacular views. |
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| 6.04pm | 6.08pm | 6.08pm |
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| 6.09pm | 6.11pm | 6.12pm |
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| 6.13pm | 6.14pm | |
| At the bottom,
now in darkness, just before returning to the Park, discussing machinery
used in the mining, in the past. |
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| 6.35pm | ||
| To finish the day
and give Judy a break off cooking, we decided to have a Pub meal at the
Mt Carbine Hotel Motel. We were "entertained" by a Vietnam Veteran on his way North with a group. The meal was very good. We also met a member of a bridge building business who, after hearing we were heading to Cooktown the next morning, gave us the helpful advice that we'd have to leave early, as the road north was being closed to dismantle the bridge at 7.00am. That meant there were to be long delays while machinery removed large sections. Luckily it was due to be opened again late that afternoon. |
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| 8.03pm | ||
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