25.08.07

YUNGABURRA MARKETS

Got up early and went into Yungaburra markets arriving about 0830 and it was chocka block, very good market but they are all the same weird hippie type sheilas wearing the same clothes they hand made in 1975: and haven’t washed since! Bought some fresh (organic) fruit and vegies. Saw a swaggie bloke there doing Henry Lawson poetry, he was very good. I have seen him down in Adelaide in Rundle Street so it’s a big walk. Spoke to another couple there who we had seen at Cobbolt Gorge.

The land here on the Atherton Tableland is very fertile; everything is very green and lush. Stopped and took some photos of cane cutting gear.

Back to the camp about 1230 and spent a quiet afternoon reading the paper and Di reading her book. Later I went out in the boat for a while but nothing about although spoke to a chap who had caught a black bream on peeled prawn. I have had the net in all of the time but nothing in it, I think they need to be closer to tree stumps etc.

Later I got the TV card set up and seeing that it worked took it over to the toilet block where I pinched a power point and watched the Crows Brisbane game. A chap named Ron from Mandurah in WA came and joined me.

It is to be noted that there have been huge amounts of rain down where Fred lives, up to 800 mm in some areas. There is no sign of it this far north where the day temp has been about 27 28 degrees and needing two blankets at night.