Another fantastic day! We had to beg another night’s stay in our cabin as we had previously planned to head to Port Douglas today. But there is so much to do around here that we could probably spend another week. Be that as it may, we will have to leave tomorrow for sure. But today, we went to Herberton to see the Historical Village. Talk about good luck. We got there just in time for the beginning of the Pioneer Weekend celebration where people dress in period costume, fire up all the various mechanical contraptions and enact life as it was around the turn of the twentieth century. It is said that the originator of the village was a hoarder and collected all kinds of junk, most of which is still there in one form or another. Some of it, including steam engines, early diesel engines, antique automobiles and motorcycles, sewing machines, printing presses, cook stoves and farm machinery have been restored, but much of it is still in a state of disrepair waiting for someone to restore it. It was truly a fascinating vignette of early 20th century life in Australia.

After Herberton, we left for Malanda where the Nerada Tea Plantation is located. Neither of us had ever seen a tea plant or knew anything about how it is grown and how the tea is harvested and processed so we were eager to visit the plantation before leaving the area. It was a real surprise to find out that the tea bushes grow so fast that the leaves are harvested every three weeks. I was also surprised to find out that the tea bush is a close cousin to the camelia which grows well at home. (I won’t try planting any tea bushes, though) and to find out that green tea comes from the same plant and is harvested along with black tea, the difference being that the smaller leaves at the top of the plant are used for green tea and they are not oxygenated as the larger, lower leaves used in black tea. The tea plantation is free of charge and has a great video of tea harvesting, processing and packaging. There is a small cafeteria where you can get a cup of tea and a dessert for a small price.

As our larder was empty, it was necessary for us to do some grocery shopping. On the way back to Atherton, we observed corn fields where they were harvesting the corn and that led us to believe that we could get fresh corn on the cob. Indeed, we found fresh corn at the store, so we picked up half of a broiled chicken, some fresh corn (which turned out to be wonderful), some salad makings, food for breakfast and a couple of other necessities for a meal at “home”.

When we arrived “home” we spent some time repairing a tent pole in which one of the sections had split. Although duct tape worked as a temporary repair, we didn’t want to tempt fates especially if we camp in any wind so we replaced the split section. That accomplished, we had our dinner, cleaned up and are now writing up the day’s activities. Later on, it will be time for bed so we can get an early start for Port Douglas in the morning.
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Cheers,
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