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Cooktown Slideshow
Cooktown
Travel Blogs from Cooktown, Australia
Fish for dinner
Jeremy went on his fishing charter today and caught some fish but he wasn't really thrilled about the day. More on that later. While we waited for him to come we utilised the caravan pool a couple of times and mainly the boys played with other kids from ...
In the Hopevale Aboriginal community
... a privately funded volunteer program like this is also important for aboriginal communities because it demonstrates that 'mainstream Australia' actually cares and the cultures can connect. The Hopevale community was entirely relocated during World War II ...
Dreamy nature break
... rent a car and head to Cooktown. There we had our first Couch Surfing experience: Gery, a man who fell in love with Cooktown and lives there in a self-built cottage and a wonderful garden full of flowers and crazy gekko's. When Geoffrey discovered he even ...
Cooktown
... friendly crew. Weather rather rough on the first day and we could not land on any islands so went striaght to Cooktown. Spent morning roaming and discovering Cooktown - small but interesting and very hot and humid. Visited the James Cook Museum and ...
Cook Town - Ravenshoe
... able to sit in the passenger seat and read. It was made the time go by so much faster than when I drive. We made it to Cooktown and went for a walk around the town. It was one of my least favorite places that we have been. The ocean looked magnificent but ...
Hmmmm.......A Good Night Had By All?
... thoroughly enjoyed himself. Me, yeah I had a good night and woke the next morning going hmmmmm...... Distance Travelled: 656.45km Highlight: Being back around the traps of Cooktown Lowlight: Oh, I can't say here, bugger ...
Collecting Shells and rocks
... you don't.... untill they get you. After collecting some shells and rocks went to the next place not far from Cooktown called Quarantine Bay. Another place with croc warnings so no swimming but the boys enjoyed climbing big boulders and collecting more ...
Cooktown
... Top End of the Top State, While staying at Wonga beach we decided to take the Bloomfield 4WD track along the coastline to Cooktown. After a short drive north of Wonga Beach we caught the ferry across the Daintree River and once on the other side we were ...
The highest we are going! Cooktown
On Sat 21st we left the Atherton Ranges and set off for Cooktown. Although a very pretty drive, there were some pretty steep hills to pull the van up. After several hours driving we arrived at a very warm Cooktown, then after ...
We're still in cooktown...
Another day on the road sightseeing today. Headed first to Mungumby Lodge just off the cookstown development road on the road to Cape Trib. On the way spotted a black headed python about 1.8m long on the road so of course had to stop to get it off the ...
Still waiting
Hung around the caravan park - more chasing Denzel- and more washing - waiting for a phone call that never came. Bit annoying but enabled us to do a bit more reading and the kids played once again with other kids in the park. Decided to get out and do ...
Aan het begin van Cape York
... een ouwe CB radio erin zitten, maar dat wordt helaas niet meer gebruikt in 't land. Omdat we op de camping in Cooktown een Duitser tegenkwamen die ons afgeraden had om de beruchte Gunshot Crossing te nemen, hebben we de kleine bypass weg ...
Such a pretty place
... road that runs close to the coast through a few different mountain ranges passing a few isolated villages and ending up on a highway close to Cooktown. So we stuck the Ute in 4D and got going and it wasn't that difficult a drive to be honest some of the ...
Cairns, Cooktown, then into Queensland interior
... stop at the Annan River gorge PHOTO_ID_R=annan-river---the-quiet-side.jpg] for morning tea, demolishing vanilla slices from the Cooktown bakery beside the impressive cascades below the main road bridge. Greg's in the lead car, and ...
Last stop on the east coast, Cooktown
... , the northernmost point of our trip on the east coast. The drive was VERY long and gave us our first real look at remote Australia. Aside from a few 4WD’s, 2 dusty roadhouses and some stray cows, the termites were the only real sign of life on the ...
Lets see where Captain Cook landed
... story from the point of Captain Cook but also from the Aboriginies. After this that was about is as there's not much more in Cooktown so we drove the 3 hours back to Port Douglas. Next day was our rest day so not much to say other than we lazed ...
Nice town
Arrived a Cooktown safe and well with no further mechanical problems and it was time to erect the camps to let the tents dry out. Well the wind that blew up that evening was definitely going to see everything dry out and it was a cold wind ...
Beautiful beaches but...
... . Took advantage of the dry conditions and followed the 4WD-only Bloomfield Track from Cape Tribulation to just west of Cooktown; through pristine rainforest that at times provided a canopy right over the track. We passed beautiful beaches with not a ...
KM 4072
... of a dive, made from cindercrete blocks with a pool that I’m sure hides a few turtles. The reason it’s called Cooktown, is because Captain Cook crashed here. Upon doing so, he made the executive decision to heave anything heavy over the side. ...
Cool times in Cooktown
... palces for our guidebook and then headed back up to the Top! The best guide for the Cape and for things to do in and around Cooktown is ‘Cape York, an Adventurer’s Guide’ by Ron and Viv Moon. See: www.guidebooks.com.au. ...
Cape Tripulation tour
Hello hope everyone is keeping ok. Just some oz sayings for you which we are picking up quickly, no dramas, too easy and no worries. We have just finished our tour of the tropical north, well what can I say but amazing!! This place has been the best ...
The start of the Bloomfield track
We left Cooktown on Monday feeling nervous about the journey ahead of us. Everybody had given us varying opinions on the condition of the track. Our plan was to go slow and if things got too difficult we would turn around. Our first stop was for lunch at ...
I think I can, I think I can
... other hills though that slowed us down even more - if possible. Once again we chugged up and over and eventually made it to cooktown. After setting up Jeremy took the boys to the pool and I did more washing yet again. It's actually finally feeling warm ...
Candy Corroboree at Cooktown
... Shop in Cooktown, that a tour with Willie was an must - and she was quite right. So next time you are in Cooktown, book a tour with Willie - you won't be disappointed. Ph: 07 4069 6043, mobile 0417 305 490, or check out the web site at: ...
day 2
day 2 in cooktown, i sleep in from a verry long night. me,my bro noah and dad went to this shop where we might relly aboriginals witch the ...
Cooktown!
... the highlight of the trip for me. We left early with less petrol than we should have for the 300 odd km drive to Cooktown. By the time we reached a Roadhouse we were both getting worried. Fueled up the rest of the day was great. When ...
WOW at Cow-Bay and Trip to Cape Trib, Cooktown
... ore Steve Irwings we completed the last part of that day's ride to Cooktown without further incidents... In Cooktown, where the very roots of "white" Australia lie, we had a bit of a problem with finding acommodation for the night but eventually we ...