I know our journey through NQ has taken us into the Outback, but I've found a photo I want to share so let's backtrack to South Johnstone:
Not getting any closer!See that gap in those trees? That used to be a path. It lead down to a gorgeous waterfall. Do you notice how the path has overgrown? There's a reason for that:
The woman - a Southerner, naturally - who had just bought the house I'm standing next to here decided to have the bathroom and kitchen remodelled, and so the workman came in, work started, and shortly afterwards the water to the house was turned off.
Thus, for a week, after all the workman left for the day, every sunset she'd grab a bottle of wine, her portable CD player, a gorgeous opera CD, her toiletries and a tilly-lamp, and, with her beloved little scottie dog bounding alongside her, she'd hie off down that path to bathe under the waterfall.
Picture it! After the heat of the day, in the gathering darkness, with operatic aria soaring, deep jungle all around, she'd drink her wine and soak under the waterfall, lit only by a small patch of golden light from the tilly-lamp. Perfection, yes? Except it was spoiled by her scottie's furious barking at the water.
Then, after seven days, she was swimming in the pools under the waterfall, with the dog was furiously barking at the water as usual, when there was enormously loud splash and the barking stopped. It all happened outside the ring of light, so she had no idea what had happened, but that splash was so enormous she was under no delusions as to what it was and so she was out of that water asap and running madly out of the jungle!
Never saw her beloved little dog again, never went near the jungle again, and that house was back on the market within days.
Ahhh, that North Queensland lifestyle-change dream!!!! Southerners really do need to check that one out first, don't they!
The woman - a Southerner, naturally - who had just bought the house I'm standing next to here decided to have the bathroom and kitchen remodelled, and so the workman came in, work started, and shortly afterwards the water to the house was turned off.
Thus, for a week, after all the workman left for the day, every sunset she'd grab a bottle of wine, her portable CD player, a gorgeous opera CD, her toiletries and a tilly-lamp, and, with her beloved little scottie dog bounding alongside her, she'd hie off down that path to bathe under the waterfall.
Picture it! After the heat of the day, in the gathering darkness, with operatic aria soaring, deep jungle all around, she'd drink her wine and soak under the waterfall, lit only by a small patch of golden light from the tilly-lamp. Perfection, yes? Except it was spoiled by her scottie's furious barking at the water.
Then, after seven days, she was swimming in the pools under the waterfall, with the dog was furiously barking at the water as usual, when there was enormously loud splash and the barking stopped. It all happened outside the ring of light, so she had no idea what had happened, but that splash was so enormous she was under no delusions as to what it was and so she was out of that water asap and running madly out of the jungle!
Never saw her beloved little dog again, never went near the jungle again, and that house was back on the market within days.
Ahhh, that North Queensland lifestyle-change dream!!!! Southerners really do need to check that one out first, don't they!
TIP FOR SOUTHERNERS
If, while you're swimming in a North Queensland waterway and your dog barks at the water, zip out mighty smart-like, scurry off to the nearest phone, call Wildlife Services and ask them to zap by pronto to remove your crocodile. You then feed your dog as many treats as possible before you stop shaking!
And, finally, for a bit of fun, here's footage of what happens when you bungee jump in N.Q.:
And, finally, for a bit of fun, here's footage of what happens when you bungee jump in N.Q.:
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