Mission Beach





 

21st October 2012

It was time to have a day out away from the farm. Glen suggested that we all go to Mission Beach where there is a market held there every 3rd Sunday of the month and at the same time he could visit a organic banana grower.

It took us nearly two hours to drive there. . Just south of Innisfail at El Airish we turned off towards the coast and Mission Beach. We went past many cane growing fields and a lots of Bananas. The area is very popular in the summer with a lovely golden sandy beach and a great little township with a few coffee bars and pubs for refreshments. The market was  into full swing by the time we got there. A lot of fresh fish and veggies were available.



Mission Beach

Mum and Dad also came with us for the ride. A lovely cuppa and some of Mums Banana cake was on the agenda under some lovely shade trees by the beach.  Popped into  the local camping ground to check it out. Very quiet and clean. $18.00 a night for a caravan for two people. If you needed power it was $22.00. The interesting thing I found was that they did not have a phone, they just relied on tourists popping in and staying here, or the locals having a weekend camp.  The park did have a lot of people staying. There was a maximum stay of 4 weeks. Well worth a check out if you are in the area.

John had his pin removed form his ankle on the 25th October in Cairns Base Hospital. All went great, and he is now nearly fully recovered. The service from the Cairns Base hospital was wonderful and the nursing staff were  very friendly, 10 out of 10.

Our friends Peter and Barbara Arthur's have now arrived in Melbourne and have set themselves up with a Mitsubishi Challenger and a 2002 Bailey caravan. We are so looking forwarded to meeting up with them in the next two weeks and start our working holiday around Aussie with them. Unsure at this present time where we will be working but have been told that the fruit season is just about ready to start down there. So it is quite possible that, that is where we are going to be heading.

On the 13th October there was a Malanda Small Farms field Day. This is the first time they have held one, with over 2 million Dollars worth of Machinery on display and a lot of cattle of all shapes and sizes, plus a large area for the children to pat and get up close to different animals. Marg was a volunteer for the day. So pleased I did as I meet some wonderful people who had travelled may kms to see this show and look around the Atherton tableland area. Below are some of the photo's that Marg took.



A good selection of chain saws that are a necessity on a farm

 

Checking the growth of different grasses

  

Buffalo cow

 

Milking goats

Mates sharing lunch

  

The children's section at Rainbow farm

 

Glen giving Marg a rest at the entrance taking the raffle entries


 28th October

John had been resting his ankle since Thursday and was starting to get a little bit house crazy as he is having to elevate it for 5 days. We decided to go and have a look at the Yungaburra Fix tree  So John could do a little lite exercise. This is the photo he took.



Curtain fig Tree


Marg happened to go out around the front of the farm house and came across the baby curlew standing on its mother back . Hence this photo.