It is only about 30 Km from our last overnight stop at Saunders Beach to our next at Toomulla Beach. Again a small and attractive seaside hamlet with a great free camping reserve. Although not right on the beach the camping reserve has lush green grass and an abundance of shady trees - very pleasant indeed. Just as our previous stop the limit is 48 hours but I bet many surcomb to the temptation to stay longer. There is a creek mouth next to the camping area that looked promising but I was there at a time of very small tidal movements so had no luck at all. Even the seasoned locals were not doing any good.
An early departure from Toomulla saw us in Ingham well before lunch. A visit to the very helpful information centre set us right on what to do and where to go. We were told an absolute must is a visit to Wallaman Falls about 60 Km out of town. The falls are the longest single drop falls in Australia with a height of 268 metres. The road up to the falls is not suitable for caravans so after some shopping (no beer this time) we unhitched the van in the parking area of the visitor's centre (we were assured it was completely safe to do so) and set off. Well, we are so glad we did, the falls were spectacular with plenty of water spilling over into the deep gorge.
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| Sue enjoying the view of Wallaman Falls |
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| Wallaman Falls - Spectacular |
Returning to Ingham to collect the van we headed out to the coast and on the good advice of the visitor's centre checked into the Forest Beach Hotel & Caravan Park right on the beach. An added bonus was that being Tuesday it was $10 dinner night at the hotel. What a great way to end a good day - a delicious meal on the terrace overlooking the ocean with a nice cold beer - and all at a great price. If you want to know I had slow cooked asian style pork belly on rice and Sue had beer battered Mackerel with chips and salad - Yum !!
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