Mary's Creek to Cairns, 1-2 August

Quinkan rock art, south of Laura
Quinkan rock art, south of Laura
Back in a world of paved road and tiny towns, we stopped to view some remarkable rock art
Split Rock
Split Rock
First gallery, left
First gallery, left
First gallery, middle
First gallery, middle
First gallery, right
First gallery, right
Back to the visitor kiosk
Back to the visitor kiosk
Mount Malloy's old country inn
Mount Malloy's old country inn
Stopping for our last night on the road at an unpretentiously charming country inn, we made a social impression.
Entrance
Entrance
Beer garden
Beer garden
Happy Hour, National Hotel bar
Happy Hour, National Hotel bar
Peter and Patsy
Peter and Patsy
The girl from Back Gate Gully
The girl from Back Gate Gully
Aussie conviviality
Aussie conviviality
Ace pig-hunter of the North
Ace pig-hunter of the North
Hordes of feral pigs devastate the environment, and this amiable gentleman is a hi-tech gun-for-hire who destroys thousands from helicopters every year.
Patsy's after-dinner gifts
Patsy's after-dinner gifts
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Double-barred Finch
Double-barred Finch
Awning, awning
Awning, awning
We never needed the awning until our rainy last night in Cairns.