AMBLINGAUSTINS

This is post 10 of 10 in the series “Cape York” AMBLING TO MUTEE HEAD VIA ROONGA POINT AND WWII WRECKAGE We had heard that Roonga Point opposite Possession Island, at the south end of Punsand Bay, was a good fishing spot, as well as a scenic place to visit. The first site to greet […]

This is post 9 of 10 in the series “Cape York” AMBLES TO ‘THE TIP’ From camp we drove out to the Croc Tent at Lockerbie, then turned right onto the track up to The Tip. Along the way we came across what seemed to be a deserted luxury resort at Pajinka. We later discovered […]

This is post 8 of 10 in the series “Cape York” SOMERSET AMBLES – 35 km north of Bamaga   Our ambles out to the historical ruins of Somerset took us through some interesting vegetation including this ‘corkscrew’ palm. We stopped off at the Croc Tent, which was first set up opposite the old Lockerbie […]

This is post 7 of 10 in the series “Cape York”

This is post 6 of 10 in the series “Cape York” Once we were on dry land, we loaded our food from the ship’s chillers into the Engel and drove out to our first camping spot on Cape York at Punsand Bay Resort. Track to Punsand Bay Our camping site was in a great location, […]

This is post 3 of 10 in the series “Cape York” We arrived early in the moring and waited for a barge to come alongside. One of the highlights of the day was watching the skillfull crew transfer huge containers destined for the Lockhart River community, from the ship into the barge, ‘Temple Bay. The […]