Monday 16 June 2014

Coffee Works Museum (Mareeba) & Eureaka Creek Rodeo (Dimbulah).

On our days of, we still make the most of the area we are in and go off sight seeing. Last week we headed up to Atherton, Tolga, Mareeba Museum & Mt Molloy Pub. A good day out and the weather stayed fine for us. We have had more rain since cyclone Ita than we did in the wet season.  It has also been cold as low as twenty at night!!! Brrrrrrrr!!!

We also had lunch out at Daintree Village. Daintree River.
 

Ambulance train at Mareeba.

Steve in the back of the Ambulance Train.
 

Steve found a bar with no beer!! 
 

I went to jail.

                                      
                                                                 Mareeba Visitor centre.

Steve about to sample some coffee's & Tea's.
 

Oh Yes!!! Lots of Chocolate to sample as well!!!
 
More coffee's to sample.

Steve sampling Swag man tea.

Real Coffee beans, which are harvested June til September. 


Steve in the Coffee works Museum, an excellent display.

Steve in the Turkish Coffee sector.


A map of the world in 1651.

At the bottom it says "unknow land" that's where we live!!!

Just an old poster we liked.


On Saturday I had to work, but after work we zoomed (because we have a Mazda) up to Eureaka Creek station for a Rodeo which is 10klm west of Dimbulah.
This was fantastic, they had Bull riding, bare back Brumby riding, Brumby riding with saddles, Camp drafting, Roping, team roping, Bull wrangling amongst a few events. There were several injuries, but must competitors were ok, although walking like old men at the end of the evening!!
The girls were fast and furious in their events and their bling looked great under the lights. It was a great country rodeo with a good family atmosphere.
(Unfortunately with the bright lights and speed of the action a lot of my pictures didn't come out or are poor quality).


The Bulls don't look to lively!!!

A couple of cowboys having a yarn!!!


Cowboys looking cool!!

Strange cloud formation above the hills. 


The grand opening parade.

The bull riders getting ready for a ride or not!!! 
 

A calf tackled to the ground.
 


 

Sunday 15 June 2014

Mossman Mill Street & Sugar Cane Trucks.

 
 
 
Mossman Mill Street & Garden Pictures.
 
Preying mantas landed on our fly screen.
 

Sugar Cane flowering, so ready to cut.
 

This is a spider, anybody knows what it is called?
 

Steve's truck fully loaded with cane.
 

Steve having some empty bins loaded by the crane, before heading up to Tolga.
(Steve now has his MC licence).
 

A stick insect at my work place.
 

Home for several months.
 

Natcho, we helped look after him.
 

A lemonade.
 
 
Lemonade delicious to eat.


The gardens around us.
 

Steve on the rail way bridge.


Flowering sugar Cane.
 

Sugar Cane & Hills.
 

Beside the railway bridge.
 

Lots of Bananas to come!
 

Qube trucks with Mossman Gorge behind them.
 
 

Railway carriages lined up at the Mill.
 

Pretty.
 

We are this close to the chimney.
 

One of the carriages being tipped into the hopper.