24 July – 4 August 2024
Finally it was time to get serious about finding a builder
to build our new home in Atherton so we headed to Cairns for at least a week –
and ended up extending when we realised we needed more time that we had
thought.
In addition to visiting display homes and talking to builders, we made a number of visits to The Esplanade for its wonderful birding, as well as Catanna Wetlands and a few other favourite birding spots. We also enjoyed a visit from a friend who lives in Mossman.
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| We always have to visit The Esplanade |
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| Who would have thought the old cemetery would be such a good spot for birding |
The weather wasn’t in our favour and the drizzling rain had
started to have us thinking about moving on, even though we were still a long
way from being able to select a builder. We decided that a move to the dry part
of the Atherton Tablelands was in order so we headed “up the hill” to Granite
Gorge, just out of Mareeba.
