After a few days in Cairns we downsized ourselves further from the relative luxury of a backpacker hostel into a 'Jucy' camper van which would be our home for the next 10 days. We headed off North on the Captain Cook Highway to Ellis Beach.
We spent two days lounging around in our hammock and having lots of BBQ food before continuing North into Cape Tribulation. It was everything you'd expect from a rainforest - wet, humid and full of creepy insects. We stayed one night before heading back to the sunny beaches!
Life in the camper van felt like living inside a Rubik's Cube with every simple action like making a cup of tea requiring countless complicated moves in a confined space. And doing anything after dark was a dead cert to result in banging your head on something!
Our final camping ground was Cowley Beach, about 20km South of Innisfail which was memorable for spectacular views of the stars at night.
After four nights on Cowley Beach Meg's birthday arrived and Mark performed a series of magic tricks as balloons, a birthday cake with candles, champagne, a card, a cup of tea and a camper-friendly plastic flower appeared from the not-so-far-corners of the van. He then drove up into the Atherton Tablelands and checked us in to the Eden House Retreat and Mountain Spa for two nights of luxury to recharge our batteries and allow the bumps on our heads to heal.
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