Day 48: Sun 12 Jun - Innisfail

Day 48: Sun 12 Jun - Innisfail

14 – 24°.  It was a much milder night, with the day starting out sunny with not even the slightest breeze, becoming cloudy and windy for a few hours in the mid afternoon. This morning's walk was along a section of the South Johnstone River which runs behind the Caravan Park, then into and round the nearby streets of East Innisfail. After breakfast Noeleene and I drove into town for coffee overlooking the Johnstone river - it was a beautiful morning which warmed up quickly. Noeleene then went off for a bit shopping, while I wandered around town checking out the beautiful Art Deco buildings that Innisfail has become known for. Innisfail was flattened by a cyclone in 1918 and was rebuilt in Art Deco style which became popularised after WW1. The town was severely damaged again by Cyclone Larry in 2006, and renovations and rebuilding continued in Art Deco style. With more than 55 commercial buildings built in Art Deco style, Innisfail has one of the largest concentrations of such buildings in Australia. It's a lovely clean and tidy town, and highly I recommend a visit. It is also much larger than we expected and has a good range of services. Turning my attention to buying a 2 burner gas stove to attach to the caravan LPG setup via bayonet was not straight forward though - (different connections and no adapters), so we gave up and decided that our Weber Baby Q and single burner butane cooker will do us when camping off grid. We also still have our electric options when connected to power, but hopefully Swift find a solution to the safety concerns quickly. Back at the van we had lunch and an afternoon nap, before Greg and I headed out for another ride along the river, through town and back again. After carrying out a few routine safety checks on the ute and the van, we sat down for our sunset drinks, followed by a very tasty baked chicken breast and vegetables cooked in the Air Fryer - we were very satisfied with the result. Tomorrow, we leave for the short drive to Yungaburra in the tablelands for a 5-night stay, and we're looking forward to our first visit back to the tablelands in more than 36 years.

A lot of photos today - I think I found every Art Deco building in Innisfail.


Sunrise over the South Johnstone River

Sunrise over the South Johnstone River

Plenty of nice cycle paths through along the river

Amazing reflections on the river - not the slightest breeze

Lovely cycle paths

Mooring on the Johnstone River in town

One of many lovely Art Deco buildings in Innisfail

Art Deco

Old Ambulance Station

Street Art near the river walk

Town centre

Street view


Mother of Good Council Catholic Church
 
Mother of Good Council Catholic Church

The Shire Hall and Queens Hotel

The Shire Hall

Main Street

Art Deco

Art Deco shops

Innisfail Court House

Art Deco 

Art Deco

Art Deco



Back of the Shire hall

Even an Art Deco Water Tower

Colourful Backpackers Shack





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