Lava Tubes

In the lava tubes

Hopped on a bus this morning to head to the Undara National Park. First stop to the Kalkani Crater where we walked up the side of the crater and around the rim at the top looking out to other volcanoes into the distance. You could follow the path of the lava tubes. The Undara Lava Tubes are part of the longest lava flow from a single volcanic crater on Earth.

From Undara we headed to Mt Garnet, Ravenshoe where we stopped for lunch and a fuel stop. Scott's bike got some fuel that it didn't like and we tipped most of it out a few kilometers down the road and poured in our spare fuel (ask Scott about that one).  It was really weird we seemed to have suddenly left the outback behind and it got quite cold.  More houses and civilisation I guess.

Took the tourist route on the old road to Innisfail which is a one lane sealed road mostly, very windy and twisty, very picturesque through dairy farming areas.

Arrived in Cairns after dark and checked into the Holiday Inn for a couple of nights. Bikes need a maintenance day again. One tyre, one light bulb, chains and cogs and a dam good clean.

Undara Volcanic National Park

other Volcanoes in the distance

spear grass-when these get wet they start moving and spiralling into what ever they land on

Undara Lava tube

Entrance to Lava Tubes

In the Lava Tubes

Kalkani Volcano

aerial view of Kalkani Crater where we walked around the rim