20 – 22 July 2024

We were aiming on this trip to revisit favourite places but also to visit new ones, so Tully Gorge was next on the “new” list. Another national park campground so we booked online when we stopped in Ingham to do some shopping, before continuing north. We were sticking to our plan of travelling slowly, taking 10 days to get north of the Cardwell Range – about 2 ½ hours from our starting point in Townsville.

We drove up to Tully Gorge campground, another one without marked spots and, being a Saturday, it was quite crowded. Despite the number campers, we were still able to get a spot that suited us. I definitely pays to arrive early in the afternoon.

Once again, we enjoyed the surrounds, especially once the crowds started to thin out during Sunday. There was lots of opportunities to photograph birds, as well as the beautiful Tully River. There is even a short "Butterfly" walk through the rainforest - a lovely walk even though we didn't see any butterflies.

No Butterflies on the walk,
 but lots of palms 

There had been reports of a resident cassowary, but we didn’t get to see it so we decided that Etty Bay would be our next stop – a place where cassowary sightings are almost guaranteed.