Queensland.com is the official travel site for Tourism and Events in Queensland. I was asked to write a blog post about taking kids up to the tip of Cape York and feature a few of our photographs. Click here to go to the blog post.
When in the bush, you gotta do what you gotta do. Dust was a major problem and got into absolutely every orifice in the camper. Other than silicone seal or duct tape every conceivable hole or gap, the only other thing to do was force clean air in, to keep the dust out…..
Flossing is (apparently) the trendy dance that youngster do these days. Kinda Gangnam Style but a whole lot more subdued. Jonah performed for Karina’s camera all across the country…..
By Karina On the western edge of Cape York Peninsula, about halfway up and level with Weipa to the East, lies Kutini-Payamu, or Iron Range National Park. It’s near to the indigenous community of Lockhart River and the small coastal hamlet of Portland Roads. It’s a special place and used to be connected to New Guinea…Continue Reading “Iron Range National Park – Cape York”
By Neil Heading south from the tip was gonna be an adventure. We knew that. It started with a two hour wait in line for the ferry to cross the Jardine River….. Yay. But we knew we had to give the OTT (The Old Telegraph Track) a go, at least part of it. Its a…Continue Reading “Leaving the Cape and the O.T.T.”
Jacky is one of The Friends that we travelled with on the Cape. How could we miss going to Jacky Jacky Creek? Generally this creek is full of crocs waiting to feed on you. But this little swimming hole proved to be a gem. Thanks Jacky. Jacky.
Another day’s tripping to where the Jardine meets the Arafura ….. A fun drive through the soft sand (BYO recovery gear) and a beautiful beach to play on and fish from. But swimming….. er, no thanks!
On the Eastern side of the Cape York Peninsula lies Somerset, and a series of isolated windswept beaches. You can drive along them, and between them, on what’s called The 5 Beaches Loop Track. It was a Friday when we decide to take a trip out in that direction. We drove through Somerset, past Fly…Continue Reading “5 Beach’s Loop Track, Cape York”
By Karina. I guess we all had our own ideas about what the actual tip of Australian might look like: Ahvie pictured grassy hills leading down to a croc-infested sandy beach; Jonah pictured a rocky point leading off to nothing but deep ocean as far as you could see; I expected it to be barren…Continue Reading “The Tip, Cape York”
Loyalty Beach was our base for a few days at the Tip of Australia. The kids could finally go nuts and burn off all that energy that had been building during the long drive and we could relax in the evening in front of a crackling fire. Apart from the lurking crocs in the water,…Continue Reading “Loyalty Beach, Cape York”