iNNISFAIL TO bRAMSTON BEACH

TO INNISFAIL TO BRAMSTON BEACH:
We needed to go to a powered caravan park to catch up on washing etc so we found a great little place 7 kms out of Innisfail called Flying Fish Point. I don’t know about flying fish but there were thousands of flying butterflies fluttering amongst the trees. We had a drive through site surrounded by golden cane palms so it was like our own private outdoor room. There was a happy hour put on by the park on Wed night so we were able to meet the other “residents,” mostly southerners who make an annual trek here and stay for a couple of months.
Innisfail is a lovely town with many old Art Deco buildings. There is a magnificent Catholic Church and many other well preserved buildings. The wide Johnstone River runs through the town.
After leaving Innisfail we headed to Josephine Falls which are in a beautiful dense rainforest. The track winds through the forest by a pristine creek. The water is so clear you can hardly see it. The falls drop down three levels with such force the resident animals have specially flattened bodies to survive. Imagine what is like in the Wet season.           To get there we had to pass through beautiful tropical countryside of green cane fields with a backdrop of blue rugged mountains. It is very pretty and well worth the detour.
We then headed to Bramston Beach. The council campground is right on the beach overlooking the islands. Most people come here for a night or two and stay for a week or more. It is such a well kept village with neat gardens, huge beautiful trees, buttflies fluttering everywhere and beautiful scenery and oh so relaxing!!
Everyone sits on the lawns in the shade to relax, read or just talk and some try their luck at fishing. In the late afternoon we all gather on the point with our chairs and drinks for “happy hour” to watch the sunset over the hills
The barbeque was right across from our van so barbeque tea was in order both nights.
There is a beach cafe nearby and they serve a delicious coffee. It it is the only shop in town and a popular meeting place.