Be Dammed: Our Time At Tinaroo

Well, two weeks ago we made it to Lake Tinaroo, near Atherton Nth Queensland. Absolutely beautiful lake and some wonderful little camp spots in the National Park/State Forest that line the banks of the lake with about ten klms of the Dam wall. Team Turtle were lucky enough to find a reasonably level spot right on the edge of the water.

Right On The Water's Edge

Most Of The Camp Site

The first couple of days we spent trying to fish, trying to catch redclaw and gathering firewood. The gathering of firewood was the only successful venture. At least it gave us a nice warm fire to warm us and to boil the shower water.

So, on Friday we went for a little drive to the other side of the lake and found another nice little lake. This was not a fishing lake but the result of some more volcanic action.

Lake Euramoo

The weekend had brought with it the beginning of the Queensland school holidays and the place was inundated with camper trailers, tents, speed boats and children so we decided to have an easy day of it and stay off the water with all of the speeding boats and screaming children.

All was good until lunchtime when three helicopters were doing flyovers! These helicopters were the flypast for the Avenue of Honour that was being dedicated at Yungaburra (the other side of the lake).

Our Private Fly Past

In the meantime, The Deckie hadn't been her usual bubbly self. Some severe abdominal pains were created some havoc so by Sunday, it was thought best the she goes to the hospital in Atherton to see what the problem was. A short few hours later, The Deckie had been dosed up with some good drugs for pain relief and admitted to the hospital with a suspected gall stone attack.

Blood was taken for testing and an ultrasound was organised but this was not going to happen until Tuesday. That's OK as The Deckie was in too much pain! Blood tests were normal and the ultrasound was clear and the doctors were perplexed. Well, The Deckie is a special sort of person!!

By Thursday, the doctors had thought that perhaps The Deckie had shingles but could not prove that that was the case as the blisters had not yet appeared. Apparently when that happens the pain is excruciating - wow! something to look forward to. Some different drugs were administered on Thursday afternoon and night and the pain finally subsided enough for The Deckie to be allowed out of hospital with information for a doctor to write a script for when the blisters appear. The Captain was extremely pleased to have The Deckie home.

Although The Captain still maintained his attempts to trap some redclaw, even to the extent of checking his traps very early one morning. The Captain does not normally get out of bed before sunrise so he was able to see what really happens!