Yesterday was a rest day. We went to Bamaga to have a look and stopped in at the local shopping centre which consisted of a: supermarket, chemist/newsagency, bamaga dreamtime (surf shop cross variety store). Josh did some minor work on the car. We went to the Seisia markets - small (though the town has a population of 165) and selling jewellery, food and hand-made bags. Today we made it to the most northern part of Australia. On the way we stopped at the Croc...

Today we left Cockatoo Creek and headed for Seisia which is just south of the Cape York tip. We stopped and fed the turtles again and also went to fruit bat falls and had another swim. We then headed to the Jardine Ferry. Unfortunately we arrived two minutes after 12 and the office was closed for lunch. At 1pm the ferry started again and we all made it over within three runs and reached Seisia by early afternoon. The caravan is very nice and on the water howev...

Today we completed the northern section of the OTL. It was interesting. We left the trailors back at camp. The track was a little more eroded, rutty and corrogated in places. We had alot of river crossings: scrubby, canal (rocky), sam, mistake, cannibal (steep and eroded), lagoon (swampy and long) and the infamous Nolan Brook - which so far this year has claimed 35 cars. Nolan Brook has water just above waist deep and soft sand making it hard to cross. Adam ma...

Today was a rest day though we have been following some kangaroo car bash rally and although we had hoped for a sleep in their 30 car convoy was up early and playing their 'trip song' .... Rolling rolling rolling .... We went out and about to have a look at a couple of waterfalls that all information about Cape York says are a must do. On the way we came across Sheldon Lagoon which is also known as the turtle lagoon and we saw a couple of turtles! Fruit Bat F...

Today we completed the southern section of the OTL (overland telegraph line). The tracks were better then expected however a few of the creek crossings were challenging. Palm Creek although shallow had a very steep, muddy, rocky and slippery entry and a steep and muddy exit. Gunshot (which is well known) had a tricky entry as it was steep and required some manouvering with the car and trailor. Cockatoo creek had a very rocky rutty and steep entry into a creek...