Chainsaw Man: Living in the Rainforest Pt 2

 May 10-13:  Over the next fews days at our Helpx gig at Home Rule, we put a good effort (especially Hal & Danny) into chainsawing fallen trees and putting the logs onto a bonfire.  Hal had told us that he and his son had put some barramundi in the dams, so on Thursday arvo, we got some live bait from the creek and tried our luck.  Hal's son had caught a couple of barra years ago, but since then no one has.  Including us.

 Friday we walked the perimeter of the 3 dams to remove any sicklepod weeds with our hoes.  Then we took Helen for her first walk to the "picnic area" which was a collection of rock pools off the main track to Cedar Bay.  That walk takes 7hours, so we decided not to do that one as you really need to camp overnight.

Danny saw a black snake as he was exploring the pools and a tree with the old man face.

  

On Saturday morning, we walked the 3 km into Rossville to the markets.  It was small, but had nice cakes and friendly locals to chat to, including some of the organisers of the Wallaby Creek Folk Festival.

Saturday arvo was some more chainsawing and logs for the bonfire.  Saturday night before Dinner, Helen gave us our second dance lesson - recap of the foxtrot and also waltz.  Hal especially was very light on his feet, but Danny and I weren't too shabby either. 

Sunday was spent doing some work in the hydroponic garden which was overrun by weeds.
We packed up and the horses came to visit Keith and have a look inside before we left. 

The above quote we randomly opened in Helen's book seemed to

ring true, particularly in leading us to Home Rule.  I am going to sound like a travel blogger, but you must stop in or go and stay if you are in the Cooktown area.

We had an excellent time with Hal & Helen and hope to come back again for the festivals, maybe next year...