Time to move on, we headed for Mareeba.
On the way we stopped at Atherton golf course for a quick round, another very big interesting course, you get plenty of exercise walking the distance.
We had heard about Ringers Rest from other campers and on wiki camps so we thought we would give it a try.
The country here is so different from where we have been and yet it is only about 40km away. It is much drier here with gumtrees and no rainforest.
When we got to Ringers Rest we found the camping out on a huge paddock, there was toilets and water for $10.
The camp is on a property that the owner set aside 60 acres for campers, it is great, there is a large fire lit every night, very quiet, cattle come up to the fence for a pat, quiet horses roam around the camp and a great little river to go for a swim in.
Dave the owner is a real old timer, he isn't that old but the stories he can tell of growing up and working on the stations, being isolated, never going to school and the things that had to be done to survive is worth listening to.
Dave can't read or write but he has built a great reception area that is used for weddings mainly, he also has a horse and gig for the bride, he has a wedding here on Saturday.
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