All settled in

Hi everyone, finally an update from Mt Surprise.

Well, we have both been into work from 1st May

Les has been training with the owner Joe

doing tours to Undara Lava Tubes

Einasleigh and the Cattle Station.

Susan has been continuing with a mix of

reception, cleaning and kitchen hand.

We have now been in camp for two weeks

and having a great time. Learning heaps of stuff

and meeting new people. We still have another two couples coming in for work, one couple will be doing

cleaning and the other couple,

just the husband will be tour guiding.

We had our first fruit and veg run Sunday, Mother's Day

into Atherton which is a five hour round trip,

so we won't be going there too often.

Having said that, now that we are more settled,

we can order groceries through a delivery

service out here each week, so depending on our

four day breaks, (work 10 on and 4 off),

 we may be able to avoid the groceries.

The tours run from here will be most days as the

park will be close to full capacity very shortly.

There is a variety of tours to Undara,

including half day, short trips, full day.

Les has been flying solo running tours

to Undara for a week now.

The tours take in a variety of lava tubes and one

volcano crater which we climb and walk around the rim.

The views from the rim are quite spectacular when

you relise all the hills and peaks around it

are volcanoes of one type or another.

Susan has learnt heaps about the park and running

various aspects, so the experiences we have gained will

be of great benefit to us in the future, (should we decide

to continue doing this past October).

Les will have to decide by end of October whether he

goes back to work for a while/ resigns / or stays on

at Council, that will be a big decision .

Below are some photos of our time to date.

Bedrock Village entrance

There are hundreds of butterflies all around the village

Les in his Tour Guide uniform

preparing to send some customers off on the

Savannahlander train fom Mt Surprise

to Einasleigh, where he will then meet

them again and bring them back to Mt Surprise.

Susan was also sent on the train to allow her

to get a feel for the tour so she

can sell it at the counter.

View through the front of the train

Copperfield Gorge at Einasleigh

The road and rail bridges can be seen in the distance

Einasleigh Pub, "GulpCountry"

Billy Tea beside the Einasleigh River

Entrance to one of the lava tubes at Undarra

Boss/owner Joe with a customer

in the "Wind Tunnel" lava

tube complex