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Frenchmans Track, Cape York
We decided to take Frenchmans Track out from Iron Range National Park. It’s a very rough off road track that is notoriously difficult. We weren’t sure whether we should tackle it being on our own but...
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Captain Billy’s Landing, Heathlands Reserve, Cape York
Captain Billy’s Landing is a spot in Cape York named after an aboriginal from the 1800’s who called himself Captain Billy. It was the site of an experimental cattle export venture during the 1960’s...
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Fruit Bat, Eliot and Twin Falls, Cape York
After conquering Frenchmans Track and fixing ourselves up at Captain Billy’s Landing we continued north on the old telegraph track towards the tip of Cape York. It was getting late so we camped up on...
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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 the beach to look for the elusive black lip oyster...
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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 highly prized...
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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 every day on these big 4WD trucks...
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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, help open up the...
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Thursday Island, Torres Straight
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 whilst cooking roast beef at...
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Heading Back South From The Tip
Well we’ve reached the climax of our Cape York trip with a visit to the tip and a day trip to Thursday Island. Now it’s time to come back down from those dizzy highs. Way down. Down south that is. Back...
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Karumba, Queensland
After many weeks of dirt roads and 4WD tracks we were finally back on some bitumen as we approached Karumba. It would be bitumen for the remainder of our trip so time to pump the tyres back up to...
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