| Just 50 minutes before, leaving the
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| | Quarters are visually spectacular,
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| bustling tourism hub of Cairns - blue
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| | boasting a large deck for the ultimate
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| ocean on one side and cool rainforest
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| | enjoyment of the outback views.Early
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| clad mountains on the other - I had no
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| | morning. The smell of dew on the grass. A
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| idea my world as I knew it was soon going
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| | stunning breakfast already cooked to
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| to blend beautifully with 35,000 head of
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| | order and finished. We drive half an hour
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| prized Brahman cattle and 1.5 million
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| | to Mouth Organ Yard to get a glimpse into
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| acres of dust.Wrotham Park is described
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| | the lifestyle on a remote Australian
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| as a marriage between a luxurious,
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| | cattle station. A group of outback
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| stylish resort and the dusty reality of a
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| | stockmen arrive and their job today is to
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| working cattle station. The first part of
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| | separate the weaners from the rest of the
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| this I loved the sound of, the second
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| | herd. It's a hard, sweaty job - and a
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| part I wasn't so sure about.I knew my
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| | dangerous one. Not every animal
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| first reaction was going to be to hide,
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| | co-operates - this is no guaranteed
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| to stay within my comfort zone - but the
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| | "show" for tourists. Lodge visitors are
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| neatly rolled, chilled and fragrant hand
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| | invited to watch, but there is no
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| towel offered to me by the driver when I
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| | scheduled performance.That evening, lying
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| stepped from the plane gave me Dutch
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| | on one of the daybeds near the pool, the
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| courage and I started to wonder why it
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| | sun has already dipped below the horizon.
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| took so long for someone to come up with
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| | There is a smell of a distant bushfire
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| an idea like this. I felt a bit like the
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| | and somewhere a kookaburra starts the
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| girl that Paul Hogan married in Crocodile
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| | last laugh of the day. This is the moment
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| Dundee.A few minutes later and the 4WD
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| | to close your eyes, smell, listen, smile
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| stopped in front of the Homestead - very
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| | - redo the lipstick - understand and
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| Queensland, very Outback and very
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| | appreciate.(Wrotham Park Lodge - 300km
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| inviting. The beautiful lounge chairs,
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| | West of Cairns, Queensland - caters to a
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| the airconditioned bar and sitting room
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| | maximum of 20 guests, providing an
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| are designed to make you feel like you're
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| | unparalleled outback experience that
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| in your own home. You are encouraged to
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| | brings together wilderness, wildlife and
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| come and go as you please. Wrothank Park
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| | a hint of luxury. If your adventurous
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| has been carefully created to fit
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| | streak is crying out to you but you cant
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| perfectly into Far North Queensland's
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| | bear to leave your heels at home, then
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| tropical savannah offering maximum
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| comfort but still with a very distinctive
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| | to Cairns at Accommodation & Travel is
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| outback feel.Back outside there is a cool
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| | Cairns. We deliver the widest choice of
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| place for the apperetifs and star gazing)
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| and I just knew my bedroom accommodation
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| | to visitors to Queensland and beyond.
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| was going to be stockman's quarters meets
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| | Expert, accurate advice, enthusiastic
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| luxurious comfort. It was. Crisp linen,
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| | "can do" attitude and careful attention
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| overstuffed leather armchairs, designer
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| | to detail - offering the best choice from
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| bathrooms, CD player with a personalised
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| | budget to total luxury.
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