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Cape York Peninsula - September 2012
This was an opportunity to camp in Cape York without having to drive to Cairns first! A group from gym (Mary & Geoff , Janet & Ray, Gerry) flew to Cairns before joining a camping tour to the Tip of Australia. We flew to Horn Island first, then ship to Thursday Island and onto Seisia on the mainland. Our stay in Seisia was extended an extra 3 days because the barge across the Jardine River was damaged by a huge truck laden with gravel. We had a make a more rushed trip south but still saw the highlights. (Refer to Cape York Peninsula 2012 Blog). Peter was able to meet up with his 2 siblings while in Cairns; that was a bonus.
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Leaving Melbourne, bound for Cairns.
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We had a few days in Cairns with Graham & Julie before our camping trip.
Lunch at Malanda - Joy, Graham, Julie, Howard, Helen and Peter.
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Arriving on Horn Island.
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| Peter & Joy visited the Torres Strait Heritage Museum on Horn Island. |
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Peter found a beer bottle from 1941, the year of his birth.
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| Joy at entrance of 34th H.A.A. Battery underground command post on Horn Island. |
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Our campsite on the mainland at Seisia, Far North Queensland.
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Beware of crocodiles sign just adjacent to where our tent was.
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A crocodile came up the beach 20 metres and turned around during the night
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Nibbles on Seisia beech at sunset.
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Sunset at Seisia.
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Bristol Beaufort Mark V111 near Seisia.
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DC3 at Bamaga near Seisia.
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Road to Tip of Australia.
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Geoff & Mary, Ray & Janet, Joy & Peter at the Tip of Australia in the rain!
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Our road back to Seisia.
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| Joy and Peter went to Thursday Island for the day while we were stranded in Seisia. |
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Peter at Green Hill Fort on Thursday Island.
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Joy's 69th birthday.
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Quetta Memorial Cathedral - the smallest Catherdal in the world built 1893.
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Our stay in Seisia was extended by 3 days as a truck loaded with gravel
damaged the barge/punt that crosses the Jardine River.
It took a week to repair. We had to head south rather hurriedly.
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Our bus on the punt heading south after a week in Seisia.
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| Noten walking with his donkey Esther from Wilson's Prom, Victoria to Tip of Australia. |
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Peter swimming in the Fruit Bat Falls, Queensland.
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Bramwell Junction.
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Group at termite mound.
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We camped at Moreton Telegraph Station and travelled from Bamaga 262 kms.
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Moreton Telegraph Station.
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A queue for the toilet en route!
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Road to Coen.
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Lunch spot at Coen with Kerry, Joy & Geoff.
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Collecting wood by the roadside.
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Musgrave Cattle Station.
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Waterhole at Lakefield National Park.
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Camping at Kalpower.
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Enjoying breakfast with a view at Kalpower.
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Causeway at Kalpower.
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Can we see a crocodile?
There were warning signs and skid marks on the bank.
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Old Laura Homestead.
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Joy & Peter at Grassy Hill Lighthouse in Cooktown.
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Anchor & Canon from Captain Cook's "Endeavour" in James Cook Museum, Cooktown.
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Captain Cook beached "Endeavour" in June 1770 in Cooktown.
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Black Mountain 25 Kms south of Cooktown.
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Lion's Den Hotel.
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Causeway at Wujil Wujil.
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Looking back on Bloomfield track.
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Group on the bus.
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Myall Beach at Cape Tribulation.
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| Crocodiles inhabit this area - Cape tribulation. |
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| Our bus on the ferry crossing the Daintree River. |
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Rex's Lookout, north of Cairns.
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