Thierings on Tour

It was so nice waking up to the sound of waves breaking on the shore, and it was a beautiful sunrise with a nice view of rhe coloured sands in the distance.

We got ourselves together, packed a lunchbox and got ready for a big driving day as we had planned to head to the Bloomfield track. It did mean backtracking on ourselves a bit, but it also meant exploring a nice part of Cape Tribulation that we couldn’t do whilst towing the van. 

We stopped at Black Mountain lookout, a very impressive mountain covered in giant black granite rock. It just looks so out of place with the rest of the surrounding landscape, but is incredible.

From there it was some crazy windy and steep (!) sections of road along the Bloomfield track. I think in the steepest part it was a 30% incline. You definitely don’t want to do that with the van!

There was many a river crossing and lots of sections that were being repaired after the heavy rainfalls they have had in recent months. By repairs I mean whole sections of road had been washed away by landslides and needed to be reconstructed with shock Crete and major repairs. I don’t envy them!

We decided not to go all the way to Kulik where we had previously stopped when coming up from the Daintree and instead made a stop at Cowie beach – in dedication of beloved Cowie family. 

Jazzy was so excited to find a coconutwith liquid still sloshing around so we grabbed it with us to crack at some stage in the future.
It was a really cool beach in that the tide was very low and you could walk for ages. The tiny pools of shallow water were also refreshing for dipping feet with no fear of crocs! We all really enjoyed exploring it before having a lunch stop to head back out.

Next stop was Wujal Wujal falls and as we got to the car park there was a couple leaving who told us that they had seen a croc just sitting, resting on a nearby rock. We spotted it quite easily across the river and it certainly stopped any requests for a swim out.

The falls themselves were beautiful and looked unusual with the angle of the water cascading down the rocks.

On our way back to Elim beach we also stopped in Cooktown, where Captain Cook had beached the Endeavour in 1770. We walked around the lookout and also explored the wharf after. A few cheeky prawns with lemon went down a treat with the hungry masses…

Chris and (sous-chef) Jazzy cooked up a storm tonight with coal roasted jacket potatoes and steak on the menu. We have officially used up the last of the cucumber and I don’t know how the girls will go for so long without eating their favourite thing.

Kms travelled – 332