Monday 12 September 2016

First Stop Ringers Rest Campground in Mareeba...

Our first stop after Cairns was Mareeba which is less then 1 hour inland from Cairns. We drove up the mountains to Mareeba in heavy fog, it was BEAUTIFUL! We were told the roads were very steep and windy, and they were, however, they weren't as steep and windy as we expected which was good!
Windy Roads...
Very Foggy Roads...
We stayed for 3 nights on a farm called Ringers Rest in Mareeba. What a beautiful place to stay, just BEAUTIFUL. We were camped in a horse paddock with about 7 horses and ponies around us. The horses would go under our awning, pressing their noses against the window of the caravan wanting to say hello and get some food off us, it was a great experience. 
The Road to Ringers Rest...
In the morning we woke up to many hot air balloons in the sky, the night sky was full of stars, we enjoyed beautiful sunsets, we spotted some tree kangaroos, and enjoyed patting, feeding and interacting with the horses everyday, It was Great!
After a couple of nights the horses drove Shane a little bit nutty going through our rubbish, munching on food very loudly outside our bedroom window, one large horse even tried to give Shane a good kick, Hahaha, it was HILARIOUS!
Gorgeous!

The Girls enjoyed feeding, patting and interacting with the Horses everyday...

Ringers rest was $10 a night, WOWSA, the cheapest (other than free) accommodation we've paid for, however, the $10 only covered your site and only compost drop toilets were available (YUK...one of the worst experiences ever, Haha, don't use them at night I'm warning you, Haha, use your portable toilet if you have one instead, Haha!), there was no dump point ( there was a public dump point near town though), there was no power hook up or water hook up, and no showers, however a tap was available to fill your tanks up with water as much as you liked.
Despite the lack of facilities we really enjoyed our stay at Ringers Rest, Mareeba.
Have a look at our pics...
The Travelling Bible in Mareeba...
The Travelling Bible made it to Ringers Rest Farm Camp Ground in Mareeba. As always we ask that you pray for this area and every area we travel through. Pray for Gods will to be done in each and every area, pray God uses us as He pleases, pray for peoples hearts to be open, softened and ready to receive the LOVE of GOD xo I Believe Pray/worship and action work together and are powerful xo Thank You in advance for Praying xo

Our Site...Look at all that space...
Interacting with the Horses...
The LOVE Birds xo I Love this funny man xo
We explored the Mareeba Museum at the Information Centre in town, it really was the best museum we've been to on this journey, the girls really loved it...we explored it for hours! We took quite a few cool pics at the museum...

These are pics of the Ringers Rest Farm Camp grounds...
Barn Hire for Weddings and Functions...
 More pics of the Cheeky Horses...
Under our Awning, wanting some food and to say Hello...
Beautiful Skies...
Only 1 of many hot air balloons in the morning sky...
LOVE these 3 xoxox
Delicious lunch with a view :-)

Thanks Ringers Rest Farm Campground in Mareeba, we had a great stay!
I Hope everyone is well xo

A side note...I'll continue with my updates over the next few days. Over the last week things haven't gone to plan, I'll update in the next few posts!

Take Care,
Dimi xo