Day 233 – 7th October 2011
The Boulders Campsite, Babinda, QLD
And yes, we are on the road again heading south. We didn’t go far as first stop was Gordonvale, a nice little town with its timber pubs and sugar mill. Also known for the place where cane toads were first released in 1935. In the background looms Walsh’s Pyramid, with its 922m one of the world’s highest free standing natural pyramids, and of course we had to climb it! It was quite a tough walk – especially after sitting mostly in the car for the last few weeks. Nele had some trouble getting up as the weather has become hot and sticky (well for us anyway), but she made it after Andrew decided to carry both backpacks (6.5km return – 4h). The views were amazing – definitely worth the walk. Afterwards we continued on to Babinda, the umbrella town attesting to claim to be the wettest town in Australia. We visited the nearby Boulders, where we had a refreshing swim and camped for the night.
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| Walsh's Pyramid, Gordonvale |
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| The Olde Gordonvale Pub |
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| Sugar Mill |
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| Mural depicting the release of the cane toad |
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| Start of the Walsh's Pyramid walk |
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| Having a rest |
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| Andrew carrying both backpacks |
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| The end is in sight |
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| Breathtaking view |
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| Nele enjoying the views after the difficult climb |
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| More views |
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| You can see the coast in the distance |
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| On our way back down |
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| Vegetation along the way |
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| Babinda, umbrella town |
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| Babinda main street |
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| Sugar cane train |
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| Babinda State Hotel |
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| Babinda Boulders - ready for a swim |
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| Enjoying a very refreshing swim |
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| Babinda Gorge |
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| Boardwalk to lookout |
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| Lookout at Babinda Gorge |
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| Cute turtle |
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| Black eel |
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| Playing hide and seek |
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| The Boulders Campsite |
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| Nightly visitors - we aren't sure but think they might be native rats |
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