What a beautiful country. We've travelled just over 1,000 km from Cairns to Rockhampton on the east coast of Australia on our way down to Sydney. The coast is stunning:
There's a large stretch of mountains going down the coast called the Great Dividing Range or Eastern Highlands, the 3rd longest range in the world:
We saw hundreds of sugar cane farms along the way:
Australia currently ranks seventh among world sugar producers. Note the Palm trees in the background, another great visual showing how hot Australia is.
Yesterday we did some trekking (nothing really- about 15 km of trekking the Finch Hatton Gorge in the morning and the Cape Hillsborough National Park in the afternoon). At the National Park there are some gorgeous beaches:
You will note no-one is in the water, you know why? We later found out it's a great place for stingers. The incredible thing for us was that there were no signs! And if you get stung, you have to pee on it or put vinegar on it immediately or you might go into cardiac arrest. PLUS, we found out later that there are sharks in this area. PLUS, there were warnings of a 4 meter crocodile in the water waiting for someone stupid enough to go in. But we didn't see or hear anything when I did this:
We now know that if there is no-one in the water, it's not just because it's a work day!
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