THE LAST RED CEDAR IN NORTH QUEENSLAND (WHOOPS)

In our travels we came across the last giant red cedar tree in North Queensland inexplicably left behind by the loggers of the 19th century. The sign said it as over 500 years old and absolutely magnificent and it was an arduous journey through the rainforest to reach it.

After the anticipation and build up, we were confronted by disaster, the great red cedar was now horizontal rather than the vertical and we were some what deflated.

In March this year, Cyclone Larry passed through and decided that the tree was in the way, so the rest is history.

Neil discovered that a nasty big ant nest occupied the stump of the tree and it wasn’t very clever wearing sandals.