20th to 26th September 1999 (Week 38)

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We were now travelling up to the Northern Tip of the Cape York Peninsula. The Northernmost point of Australia.

First on the way to the Top, we were travelling past the old Laura Homestead, a historic farm site during the goldrush at the Palmer goldfields nearby, with a need to supply meat and farm produce to almost 17'000 people at the peak in the goldfields.

Passing thru the Lakefield National Park, the second largest in Queensland, with many beautiful spots on a number of waterholes and rivers, where wildlife watching is one of the activities.

A strenuous drive of approximately 600km on partially very bad roads, brought us then within 2 days to the top. On the way back we visited the Elliot-, Twin- and Fruit Bat Falls, they offer a number of beautiful possibilities for swimming. Near Laura we walked up to the Turtle Rock lookout and visited the Split Rock Gallery which features Aboriginal rock art, dated as far back as 13'000 years.

Finally we landed again at the Seaview Motel in Cooktown, for some necessary relaxation and for a lot of cleaning up and dust removing.
Historic Old Laura Homestead Old Laura meathouse and and animal shelter Lakefield Nationalpark, Kennedy River in the dry season Lakefield Nationalpark, Kennedy River Bridge Lakefield Nationalpark, Landscape
Lakefield Nationalpark, Catfish Waterhole Lakefield Nationalpark, Landscape Lakefield Nationalpark, Landscape Lakefield Nationalpark, Hann River Lakefield Nationalpark, Sunset at the Hann River Crossing campsite
Lakefield Nationalpark, Sunset at the Hann River Crossing campsite Lakefield Nationalpark, Toilette at Hann River Crossing Prescribed Bushfire to reduce the undergrowth and therefore preventing uncontrolled Bushfires On the Road to the Northernmost point of Australia dust clouds of up to 300 to 400 meters behind our car
Jardine River Ferry Northern Tip, Sunset at Punsand Beach Northern Tip, Standing on the most northern Spot of Australia Northern Tip, View towards Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea (190 km further) Northern Tip, Sunset at Loyalty Beach
Battling with road conditions Crossing Elliot Creek, steep entry into the river Crossing Elliot Creek, at the shallowest point, 3m to the right and the bonnet will be under water Crossing Elliot Creek, tricky exit Having a swim at Twin Falls
Elliot Falls Fruit Bat Falls Termites View from the Turtle Rock, above the Split Rock Aboriginal Art Gallery
Historic Old Laura Homestead
Old Laura meathouse and and animal shelter
 
Lakefield Nationalpark, Kennedy River in the dry season
Lakefield Nationalpark, Kennedy River Bridge
 
Lakefield Nationalpark, Landscape
Lakefield Nationalpark, Catfish Waterhole
 
Lakefield Nationalpark, Landscape
Lakefield Nationalpark, Landscape
 
Lakefield Nationalpark, Hann River
Lakefield Nationalpark, Sunset at the Hann River Crossing campsite
 
Lakefield Nationalpark, Sunset at the Hann River Crossing campsite
Lakefield Nationalpark, Toilette at Hann River Crossing
 
Prescribed Bushfire to reduce the undergrowth and therefore preventing uncontrolled Bushfires
On the Road to the Northernmost point of Australia
 
dust clouds of up to 300 to 400 meters behind our car
Jardine River Ferry
 
Northern Tip, Sunset at Punsand Beach
Northern Tip, Standing on the most northern Spot of Australia
 
Northern Tip, View towards Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea (190 km further)
Northern Tip, Sunset at Loyalty Beach
 
Battling with road conditions
Crossing Elliot Creek, steep entry into the river
 
Crossing Elliot Creek, at the shallowest point, 3m to the right and the bonnet will be under water
Crossing Elliot Creek, tricky exit
 
Having a swim at Twin Falls
Elliot Falls
 
Fruit Bat Falls
Termites
 
View from the Turtle Rock, above the Split Rock Aboriginal Art Gallery
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