Bloomfield Track Heading south from Cooktown we could have stayed on the sealed inland road, but opted instead to take the Bloomfield track. The Bloomfield runs alongside the coast and provides some of the most spectacular panoramic views. The road is unsealed but had recently been graded so it was an easy drive. The track… Read More Port Douglas & The Daintree
Cooktown is named after Captain Cook (the first British explorer to map the east coast of Australia) who sailed into the harbor here to enact repairs to the ship after damaging the hull on a reef in 1770. If staying on sealed roads, this is the most northerly town you can reach on the York peninsula, 328kms… Read More Cooktown
The caravan park at Sesia is located right on the beach. Picture perfect with plenty of white sand and palm trees. However despite the constant heat there is no swimming here. Saltwater crocodiles are common in these waters. We took it easy in the morning lingering over pancake breakfast. The day was warming rapidly and… Read More Cape York – The Tip of Australia
Day 1 After spending longer at Adels Grove than we had originally planned we had to hurry across Queensland and get to Cairns in time for Paj’s service that we had booked in to prepare for our journey to Cape York. Our first stop was at Normanton. There are two ‘big things’ in this town.… Read More Normanton
After crossing into Queensland we had an overnight stay at Camooweal before heading north to Boodjamulla National Park. It was fortunate for us that the national park camping was fully booked, as we headed to nearby neighbour Adels Grove instead. Having spent the past several months in dry dusty dirt, arriving at Adels Grove was… Read More Adels Grove & Lawn Hill
Hit The Toad 