Joe needed many beers to fuel the energy he needed as he struggled with the fire, continuously tending to it and splitting wet wood with his knife to get it to burn […]
Thursday Island, Torres Straight
Somerset, Cape York Peninsular
Somerset is an abandoned settlement near the tip of Cape York established by the Jardine Family (namesake of the Jardine River) in 1863 to provide a presence in the Cape York area, […]
The Tip of Cape York, Queensland
We made it! The northernmost point of the Australian mainland. And we snuck in for a photo just before the hoards of elderly rocked up by the bus load. They come in […]
Punsand Bay, Cape York Peninsular
Don’t worry about cooking dinner. Check out the huge black lip oysters we found at Punsand Bay. Finally after weeks of searching we found some decent sized black lips. These oysters are […]
Seisia and Bamaga, Cape York, Queensland
The pub at Bamaga was closed when we first cruised through so after Mutee Head we went back to Bamaga to sneak in a quick beer at the pub. Then to the […]
Mutee Head, Cape York Peninsular
Mutee Head is a rocky headland and beach to the west of the tip of Cape York. We stayed there for a couple of nights to do some fishing. Joe walked up […]
Jardine River and Umagico, Cape York
After spending a few hours at Fruit Bat Falls, Eliot Falls and Twin Falls we raced up to complete the rest of the old telegraph track and catch the Jardine River ferry […]
