We left
Mareeba and drove inland about 180 kms to the small town of Chillagoe. We arrived
at the Chillagoe Eco Lodge just before lunch and set up. After lunch we visited
“The Hub” to book a tour of one of the caves for tomorrow. Chillagoe is a very
small town with very interesting surrounding geology. It has quite a few caves,
various marble quarries and the many old ruins from the mining days of the town
in the early 1900s. We spent the afternoon visiting some of the interesting
land features of the area, visiting a few cave entrances, walking around a
lookout of the old smelting area and visiting the cemetery. Returning to the
van, we had dinner and then took a short walk with our Eco Lodge guide to the
nearby observatory. We had been told about this when we were in Mareeba and had
decided that it would be a good thing to do and it was. Out in the middle of
nowhere, free from any lights to distract, the night sky was spectacular. The
husband and wife team that did the commentary and organised the viewing with
the telescope were very knowledgeable and entertaining. We thoroughly enjoyed
our night of astronomy.
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