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Monday 21st October - Malanda Falls

Another cool night. Down to 13.6 and only reached 26.8 today. Overcast.

Today we did the waterfalls circuit. This is a 15km loop starting at Millaa Millaa. There are 3 falls on this loop. Firstly there is the Milla Milla Falls, then Zillie Falls and finally the Ellinjaa Falls. They were all very pretty with people swimming in them. Our car thermometer said it was only 22 degrees outside, so certainly to cold for Clive and I.

On the final part of the loop we saw black clouds starting to roll in as we are on top of the range here and there are some fantastic views into the valleys. It then started drizzling and then turned into rain. So much so, that the windscreen wipers got a use. Not too heavy though.

Clive went to the shops and chemist and then took some photos from around the town. There's not a lot here but the one building that dominates the town is the Malanda Hotel. This pub is huge! There is also a Dairy processing plant on the end of town.

Around 5ish the heavens then decided to open up with constant rain and sometimes this was quite heavy. I wonder how long this will last for?

Robyn dropped in with a bottle of wine and also the old photo album. She found it in the first place she looked. It was a beautiful album containing many old pictures, but sadly none had names written on the back of them, so identification of our ancestors will be difficult.

We have another 'door slammer' next to us, (late arrival today). 12 -14 times in 5 minutes so far. We know they can close it quietly as they have done so already tonight. Why us?




Fluffy clouds.
Maybe rain ?.

Millaa
Millaa falls.

Quick
facts.


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56 steps to.
the top car park

Zillie
Falls.


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Looking
down stream.

Exposed
tree roots.

Free ranging
chickens.

Ellinjaa
Falls.

You can see them
through the forest.


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Looking
down stream.


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Looks like a
lot of water.

Gai waiting
for me.

We have
rain.

Mural on a
building wall.

The Majestic
Theatre.


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Mosaic on the
theatre wall.

The Malanda
Hotel.


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Heritage Dairy
Museum.


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