The next morning we all headed back to Cairns together. The plan was to stay in the Atherton Tablelands but we realized that we needed to stock up on some more supplies and it was actually going to be quicker to make it to where we wanted to go by going through Cairns. The roads are funny in this part of the country.
Our next stop was around Millaa Millaa, the area I went with Scott a month before. Alex had never been and he wanted to check out this waterfall because it was one of the nicer ones. I had no problem going back because it’s a beautiful spot for a swim.
The other waterfalls around the town weren’t that spectacular so we decided to drive down the road a bit to a few waterfalls that I hadn’t seen before.
In order to get to these waterfalls, we had to take a walking track that ended up being around eight kilometers round trip. Alex was struggling a bit, on account of his accident the day before. But I have to give him credit for powering through the entire walk.
It was definitely worth it because there were a variety of waterfalls along the track. Some small and some hidden behind the trees but the main waterfall, Nandroya Falls, was really a stunner. I felt like I was in paradise. When I think of a tropical waterfall this is what I imagine. It wasn’t the best to swim in but it sure was nice to look at.
By the time we got back to the car, it was getting a bit late and we had to start thinking about finding a campsite for the night. But first, we had a few more waterfalls.
Just a bit down the road there two of them and they weren’t that far from the road. Maybe a half-kilometer. A kilometer at most. First up was Wallicher Falls which was pretty stunning. We couldn’t get very close to it but it was nice to hang out there and talk about how the huge logs near the waterfall got there in the first place.
Next up was Tchupala Falls which was also a pretty nice waterfall. Nothing too crazy but as we walked closer to the falls we found this decrepit and worn down looking stair case. We thought it was going to take us down to the base of the waterfall so we immediately decided to climb down.
The staircase continued way past the base of the first waterfall and took us to a totally different waterfall that we didn’t even know was there. It must have been a tourist attraction a long time ago and it just fell into disrepair. It’s always fun to explore something that most people don’t know even exists.