Day 11 - Thursday Island

Thursday Island was a ~1 hour fast ferry ride from Seisia, and a really interesting part of Australia's maritime history. The Green Hill fort and of course the local tavern were my favourites.

Day 10 - The Tip of Cape York!

Using Seisia as a base, we headed for the tip of Cape York. Of course, Mike and Mal had to celebrate with a beer. Emily and Laura were keeping an eye on Australia's northern borders. Meanwhile, even at the northern most part of the Australian continent, Telstra came through with the goods so Scott could send a few friendly jibes to his workmates. We then ventured to Somerset (Prado parked near Albany channel looking out to Albany Island). Somerset beach was where Frank Jardine lived.

Day 9 - Eliot Falls to Seisia

We continued our journey up the last bit of the OTL. Started off well enough with a nice log crossing, but the calm picture of a pleasant stream belies the hole that we sunk the car into requiring quick action to recover it. Thanks Julie and Scott - both of which got absolutely drenched whilst we sat "calmly" in our car as the water rose around our ankles. It is "mostly" dry now. We continued our jorney across the Jardine River ferry, ending the day at Seisia to a beautiful sunset.

Day 8 - Rest day

We liked Eliot Falls so much, we altered the itinerary and had a rest day here.

Day 7 - Bramwell Station to Eliot Falls

Leaving Bramwell Station, we headed to Eliot Falls via the Overland Telegraph Line (OTL). Whilst we had a lot of fun with some tracks and creek crossings, we didn't tackle the Gunshot Creek crossing. Out of two cars we saw undertake it, two came out with damage or water flooding. We reached Eliot Falls to find an absolute oasis and spent more time in the water than out.

Day 6 - Chilli Beach to Bramwell Station

We left Chilli Beach and headed for Bramwell Station via the Frenchman's track. Some of the views were spectacular. The corrugations were horendous. The termite nests were unbelievable. Finally we arrived at Bramwell Station. Cooked meals, and a variety of cleansing ales after a dusty day. Bramwell Station is a definate highlight of the trip.

Day 5 - More rest day

Chilli beach was excellent. Couldn't really do much swimming, crocs and all that.