Innisfail to Mission Beach (via Paronella Park)

Hello All
After a day or two doing laundry etc at Innisfail, I headed towards Paronella Park.

Paronella Park http://www.paronellapark.com.au/about/brief-history was built by Jose Paronella. The story is well worth the read, please click the link to discover the history of Paronella Park.

remains of The Grand Ballroom

Mena Falls

the Grand Staircase

the fountain

Lovers Lane

the Grand Boulevard

the old Tea Rooms

the old Tea Rooms

the old Tea Rooms

feeding the Eels in Mena Creek

Mena Falls

the Grand Ballroom

Jose Paronella's House with some random who wouldn't move so I could take a photo

the old Ballroom

The tour guide taught up a neat optical illusion, I will try to explain how it works..............standing below a waterfall, choose a tree on the opposite bank, select s spot in the middle of the waterfall and focus on that point for 20 seconds, now look back at the tree you chose and see it grow.............this really works and is amazing.
Paronella Park also run night Tours which was really good also.

the old Ballroom

Mena Falls

the old Tearooms

the old tearooms

Mena Falls

All up, Paronella Park was well worth the visit. I am now at Mission Beach, tomorrow I will head to Tully, and hopefully Tully Gorge if I can get this stupid Queensland Parks booking system working.
Bye for now