Lotus Club Queensland
Dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of the Lotus experience
Login
Register
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Membership
    • Member Login
  • Events
    • Calendar
  • Motorsport
    • Lakeside DTC Timed Laps
    • LAKESIDE DTC RESULTS
  • Magazine
  • For Sale
    • Merchandise
    • Classifieds
  • Posts
  • Galleries
  • Directory
    • Suppliers & Parts
    • Advertisers
  • Archives
rex-banner

North Queensland Runs

Waterfall Run in the Tropics

Photos and stories by Drew Dundas.

New Year’s Drive

Sunday morning saw a contingent of two Lotus, (John and Drew) along with one Mini Cooper S (Kaine) meet at Green Fields coffee shop on the Cairns Esplanade to catch up on the 2020s new stories and an adventure to the Atherton Tablelands.

We set off with a leisurely drive up the Gillies range and onwards towards Atherton for another coffee and chat stop.

There were some comments about one of the cars, ‘Driving Miss Daisy’, but it fell on deaf ears.

After a short and scenic drive through the historic town of Herberton, (note to self, drive this road again), we were treated to sweeping bends that negotiated their way around large eucalypt trees that quickly gave way to tropical rainforest. Turning right onto the Kennedy Highway, we found some challenging corners, past Mt Hypipamee and onwards to the Gentle Annie turn off. This road provided picture perfect panoramic views of the tablelands as we descended onto the waterfall circuit that leads to the infamous Milla Milla falls.

Time out for a pic at Milla Milla falls and then onwards to support local business in Milla Milla with yet another coffee at ‘Barista in the Mist’ that is located in the main street.

After a delicious break, the next stop was Lake Eacham where the crew separated with some having a quick swim in the Lake while the others returned to Cairns.

We are so lucky to have challenging roads, great scenery and terrific coffee shops so close to our door steps.

Rex Range and Omelettes

February Drive

Sunday morning saw the same 3 suspects and their crew, meet at Green Fields coffee shop on the Cairns Esplanade to catch up on the past month’s stories and then plan an adventure north to Port Douglas and surrounds.

We set off on a leisurely drive along the coast road north of Cairns towards Port Douglas. Eyes on the road as we drive past the nudie beach and then a few sideways glances at the spectacular views of oceans and beaches that this stretch of road offers. Gotta love Far North Queensland.

Driving past the Port Douglas turn off, we turned left before Mossman and strangely found ourselves on a short, winding and exhilarating drive up the Rex Range. Stopping only at the top to take in the views with a few local bikers who were also out enjoying the morning.

Back down the range again, twice the fun on the way down, and a stop in Port Douglas at Café Ziva. Talk was split up between cars, coffee and just what makes their omelettes so delicious,

Reverse direction along the coast road and back to Cairns.

Might need to consider a small fishing rod for the next drive north.

Until next time – Tight Wheel Nuts

Milla-Milla-Falls-2
Exige-Rex-Lookout-2
Exige-DIY-Shopping
Armour-and-artillery-museum-1
Barista-in-the-Mist-Milla-Milla
Milla-Milla-1
Milla-Milla-2
Elise-at-the-Rex-lookout
Lake-Echam-Atherton-Tablelands

[Show slideshow]
Europa Aerodynamics Peking to Paris 2019

Related Posts

mp-banner

Events, Gallery 2022, Homepage, Racing

Morgan Park Sprints R4

kevs-banner

EMRs, Gallery 2022, Homepage

Kev’s Big Day Out

duratec-banner

Articles, Homepage, Technical

Duratec Elise – better late than never

Random images

117_1748_IMG dick-reynolds Shane Vyvyan Time-for-a-chat-between-runs MG_6121 IMG_2903 Greg-Lotus-61 IMG_6450 P1020651 IMG_4898 IMG_4402 IMG_6553 IMG_3289 group3 IMG_7483 IMG_7482 IMG_7602 IMG_8899 IMGP0349 Group-7.8-John-Barram-Lotus-7-A-Stevens Phils Rubber 20180916_073048 Tony ahead of Liam John Flynn 2014 Lotus Elise - 2 Zenita, Clive & Tracey elans-3 20161106_083813 img_9455 IMGP0037 model-t-hotrod Brains trust Shane Clive giving it a bath 20160522_101234 Peter-Seears-1959-Lotus-7-S1-1 MG main-6 IMG_0024 IMG_9188 20130630_130424 img_1030 20130511_101604 IMG_0039 Ploughman's Lunch IMGP2239 MG_6944 Ealand_Lotus_18_Thallon_MRCF_31_1 Jeremy_and_James_Self_portrait Rus_and_Leigh_Carter IMG_0001 main-27 main-10 P5250019 Coffee_stop_at_Winery P1060547 IMG_2463 P1060281 IMG_3178 IMG_3167 IMG_6330 IMG_8108 IMG_8051 IMG_7962 IMG_8592 IMG_5083 IMG_8507 DSC_1541 Drivers-Briefing Europa-has-a-GT4-as-the-neighbour IMAG5937 IMG_20210925_095727_1 Beautiful-Lorraine-Dietrich-detail-by-Gavin-Goeldner vyv-photo-6 DSC_0226 DSC_0290 photo-5 Barry-getting-strapped-in-ready Bulkhead-fittings main-6 Phil, Gail 410-Sport-and-Elise Garry & Martin The Winners keeping-the-flag-flying alex-photo-4-col&robyn jason patullos yellow elise rob'-elise-3 Martin IMAG6020 Transport-Museum-1 main-44 main-52 Jon and Jen - keeping dry Hi There Last chat of the day main-66 main-112 IMAG6050 IMAG6167

Recent Articles

  • Morgan Park Sprints R4
  • Kev’s Big Day Out
  • Duratec Elise – better late than never
  • Gold Rush Hill Sprint – 2022
  • Marburg Pub Run – 4 Sept 2022
  • Unique +2 Road Trip to Brisbane
  • Leyburn 2022
  • August 2022 DTC

Latest Gallery Images

20220220_093834 20220220_093818 20220220_093827 20220220_093743 20220220_093812 20220220_093730

Search articles by category

Archived articles

Lotus Club Queensland
© Lotus Club Queensland   |   Site by Black Eye Studios