To The Tip of Australia
Cape York Australia, a large tract of largely unpopulated land, is in the far north of Queensland. It includes ‘The Tip’, an iconic landmark which is Australia’s most northerly point. This is our story:
We experienced Cape York's unique wildlife and flora close up
Walked through abandoned gold mines
Saw the shattered dreams of early explorers.
Stayed at historic places
Witnessed the hidden history of it's importance in WWII.
Camped at a remote beach overlooking the Arafura Sea.
Used ferries to see the Torres Strait and visit Thursday and Horn islands.
Stood at the Tip of Australia
We travelled overland in an Oz Tours Safaris 4X4 truck.
Then flew back to Cairns from a remote airstrip.
This is our photographic journey over 10 days with an emphasis on nature. It starts at the Daintree River.....
In this video
Birds: Mistletoebird, Magpie lark, Blue-Faced Honeyeater, Graceful honeyeater, Dusky honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater, White-eared monarch, Australasian figbird, Fawn-breasted bowerbird, Masked Lapwing, Red-capped plover, Grey-tailed tattler, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Sacred kingfisher, Bar-shouldered Dove, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced cuckoo-strike, Black Kite, Spotted Harrier, Eastern osprey, Black-necked Stork, Brolga, Cattle Egret, Australasian grebe, Little Pied Cormorant, Australasian Darter, Pied Oystercatcher, Crested tern, Striated Heron, White Egret, White-faced Heron, Pelican, Magpie goose, Purple-wattled Australasian Brush-Turkey
other fauna: Giant mud crab, Agile wallaby, Saltwater Crocodile, Freshwater Crocodile, White-lipped tree frog, Marbled frog, Hermit crab, Monitor lizard, Skink, Blue damselfly, dragonfly, Green Tree Ants, Great Carpenter Bee
Flora: Mangroves, Epiphytic ferns, Alexandrian laurel, Yellow Kapok, Silver Bismarck palms,Cabbage palm, Cooktown Orchid, Golden penda flowers, Melaleuca flowers, Yellow Tea-tree, Fern-leaf Grevillea, Boronia alulata, Epiphytic Ant-Plant, Devil's backbone, Cats whiskers, Pink Powder Puff flowers , October glory, Red Beech ,Native Bluebell, Polka dot plant, Zamia palms, Carnivorous Spoonleaf sundew, Carnivorous Pitcher-plant, Carnivorous Drosera, Hickory Wattle
WWII Buffs: Green Hill Fort, DC3 plane wreck, Bristol Beaufort plane wreck, A 3.7 inch anti-aircraft gun in original gun pit at King Point, Horn Island, unmarked jungle covered fortifications.
Places:
Australia, Queensland, Cape York Peninsula, The Tip, OzTours, Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Bloomfield Track, Woobadda Creek bridge, The Lion's Den Hotel, Cooktown, Black Mountain, Mick the Miner , Endeavour River, Grassy Hill lighthouse, Coen, Peninsula Developmental Road, Archer River, Cape York, Mount Tozer, Hann Crossing, North Kennedy River, Greenhoose, Lockhart River, Iron Range airport, Quintell Beach, Portland Road, Iron Range, Kennedy Memorials, Chili Beach, Batavia-Wenlock Goldfields, Gordon Creek, Gordon's Mine & mill, Piccaninny Plains, Weipa, Telegraph road, Wenlock River, Morton Telegraph Station, Cave Creek, Number plate tree, Bramwell Junction Roadhouse, Sailor Creek bridge, Old Telegraph Track, Fruit Bat Falls, Eliot River, Jardin River, WWII fortifications, WWII DC3 plane wreck, WWII Bristol Beaufort plane wreck, Torres Strait, Seisia, ferry, Thursday Island, Green Hill Fort, Horn Island, Heritage Museum, Gudang aboriginal burial site, Somerset, Somerset Graves Site, Somerset Bay, Frank Jardine, Botanic Gardens, Isabella Falls, Old Laura Station, Kalpowar Crossing, Normanby River, Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, Musgrave Telegraph Station, Toots memorial.