Every visible business is tourism related and there are tour buses everywhere. It is well set up for tourists with a couple of very interesting board walks through rain forrest and mangrove forrests, reptile and bat houses, lovelly beach access, guided tours.
The drive was spectacular through the forrest, with the canopy often meeting above us.
This species is the tallest Zamia in the world, and certainly the tallest we have seen.
Although the tour guides seemed happy to look the other way while tourists waded knee deep in the sea only meters from stinger signs and crocodile warning signs. We know that the stingers have started further south for this season so it wouldn't be me in the sea around here.
I was very happy to see the vinegar stations at each beach -pat myself on the back ( I had a hand in proving that stings were best treated with vinegar, changing the treatment of the day from metho).
The drive was spectacular through the forrest, with the canopy often meeting above us.
After leaving Cape Trib though things changed. The road north of the Cape is designated 4wd only, mainly because of a couple of very steep climbs and descents. We needed first gear to get up them. And this is in the dry. -very dry that is...
The Wujil Wujil falls were a relief from the dry and well worth seeing. And the community is the neatest aboriginal community we have ever seen. It puts some other Qld towns to shame.
Bloomfield is also a far cry from my last visit here by boat in about 1977/78. We sheltered here from a Cyclone, in the Bloomfield River. Bloomfield now is quite a community with an IGA, and a caravan park, where decided to stay for the night -with the park to ourselves!
Not so many tourists this late in the season? We hope this isn't a bad omen, but do hope we have more camping spots to ourselves on the Cape. We have seen two other 4wds going north with camper trailers etc. We had the camp kitchen all to ourselves.
Bloomfield 's beach at Weary Bay.
After Bloomfield it is an easy run to Cooktown, on mostly sealed road or very good gravel road.
Black mountain range was very interesting with its unique species -obviously a unique habitat and a very hostile place to make a living.
Then on to Cooktown and a cold drink in the air conditioned RSL. It is VERY muggy and uncomfortable outside today.
So tomorrow we will be off into the wilderness of Lakefield National Park! Woo hooo,
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