Rick had to go into Cairns to find a part for the car so we didn't get on the road till about 10.30. We were leaving the coast and heading inland today although with all the mucking around over the last few days we hadn't really worked out where we were going exactly. We headed out to Mareeba and I did some grocery shopping while Rick looked over the maps. We decided to give Chillagoe (limestone caves) a miss and continue on towards Atherton. Just before Yungagurra we did a quick detour to see the amazing 500 year old Curtain Fig. After a picnic lunch at a nearby park we continued onto Malanda where we drove out to the Nerada Tea farm mainly because someone along the way had told me about the high chance of seeing a tree kangaroo which frequented the surrounding forests. We had a cup of tea - the kids tried an iced tea, but unfortunately the tree kangaroo hadn't been sighted for a few days. It was getting late so we decided to stay in the caravan park in Milla Milla. The amenities were very basic but the sites were grassy and amongst the rainforest. It was very misty and drizzly. Caitlin and I saw an endangered Northern Beetong hopping about the undergrowth as we were coming back from the toilets.
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