Christmas holiday up north queensland

Hi Shane. Good camping and fishing at Cardwell, Mission Bch and Cairns.

Just keep your eye on the weather or may get stuck for a few days if it rains.

Damien

And be prepared for the heat and humidity

We head as fart south as we can in these holidays

Check the weather outlooks as much as you can. Christmas day last year we got 280mm of rain in about 6 hours on the Atherton Tableland, plus even more fell in Innisfail. If it doesn't rain it could be pretty warm!

I suggest you plan a couple motel rooms. Its great seeing the tropical rain especially if you haven't seen it before. I'm one of those that want to go to Darwin in the wet to experience it.

Good on you for giving it a go Shane.
99% of people would try to talk you out of coming up here at that time of year.
But if you haven't been up this way before & you are willing to cop a bit of rain you will find it AMAZING.
If it turns out to be an above average rainfall again this year nature will turn on another spectacular show for you.
We have had a bit of rain up here so far & it is, to quote the Cassowary Coast Council, "GREEN LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN".
If you get up into the Wet Tropics there are some lovely quiet places to go if the roads are open.
Around Ingham there is Wallaman Falls, The Broadwater & Jourama Falls.
Up around Tully there is Murray Falls & Tully Gorge. Both not far off the highway & on sealed roads.
Up around Innisfail & Babinda there is Josephine Falls & Boulders.
Plus all the way along there are little beaches not far off the highway.
One of the prettiest is Etty Bay just South of Innisfail. Etty Bay has a cassowary walk through the camp ground & up the beach now & then.
Mission beach is usually hard to beat, but since cyclone Yassi shade is a bit hard to find & it is going to be in demand as it heats up. After this wet season plenty of the shade should have come back.
There is heaps more than I have mentioned. One place I like down near Proserpine is Dingo Beach. It's a quiet little corner & around Christmas should be devoid of tourists.
Happy travells
Fatso

Thanks Fatso.. It's the only time we get to have off & I hate the cold so going as far south is out of the question. I've heard so many good things about the wet season tropics but also bad ones aswell. If worst comes to worst we'll get a motel, I've allowed for that in my emergency money. :)

I have heard in and around Ingham is really nice. our goal is to get here atleast!