Rockhopping at Granite Rocks...

From Karunda we headed up north to the town of Mareeba. This is where the rainforest meets the outback on the plateau called the Atherton Tabelands. The drive up was stunning and we went through some scenic countryside with miles and miles of sugarcane plantations. We decided to camp for the night at Granite Rocks campground and go bouldering and rockhopping the next morning.



We woke up to a strange hissing sound coming from outside our tent. When we looked outside we saw it was a hot air ballon floating by. It landed within a few hunderd yards from our campsite.



Weird rock formations around the Granite Rocks area. It was a neat place to go hiking and scrambling around surrounded by these mysterious boulders.



We spotted several small wallaroos running around while hiking.



Patrick taking some time out to stretch out on the rock and soak up the sun.



After a fun morning of hiking we left Granite Rocks and stopped at the Coffee Works factory. They have all kinds of gourmet coffee and chocolate you can sample and taste, and a factory tour of the production processs. We left feeling caffinated and ready to go for the day!