Thierings on Tour

There were no horses roaming in our camp last night and we weren’t in a particular hurry either. It’s always easier when you have extra time to pack up camp and everyone is relaxed and therefore happy.

Once we were on the road it was an enjoyable trip with some beautiful scenery along the way. The red clay of the dirt against the lush green looks so good and pictures probably don’t do it justice.

We made the compulsory stop at the Croc Tent (a tourist destination for all the Cape York/ Tip Top merch). Once everyone had bought their gear and souvenirs we decided to drop the van at our campsite for the next few nights before we headed to the Tip. Punsand Bay had a real resort vibe about it and the girls were already asking about the pool and when they would see their friends Bella and Addie again. So after unhitching and setting up a bit, as well as grabbing an icy cold coffee it was time to do what Chris has been dreaming to do for month (or I’d go as far as saying years!). We headed to Pajinka, otherwise known as the Northernmost point of the Australian Continent.

We were lucky it was later (although also hotter) in the day and there weren’t many cars around. We got a parking spot in the shade – winning! And headed out around the mangroves as it was still too high tide to walk along the beach. The sun was HOT 🥵 

Before we knew it we were at the Northernmost point of the Australian continent and with noone else around we took all the photos! Although getting family photo was definitely better than a selfie when others arrived.
It’s so cool to think we made it after all this planning! It was a really windy day but otherwise stunning – the views of the islands around, the water, the beach and all of nature. Definitely a moment for the memory bank from this trip! 
We cracked the compulsory beer at the sign and took all the photos….

We walked back for the car a different way and it didn’t disappoint – it had all the views and the girls enjoyed adding our “family of rocks” to the existing collection.

Scarly missed her daytime nap and was all sorts of exhausted when we hopped back in the car, but I was going to deal with that at a later stage… 

As we got back to camp our friends pulled up with their fishing haul for the day and we were so lucky to be given a massive bag of fresh tuna – yum!

All the girls wanted to do was play in the pool with the others so that’s all us adults supervised from around the pool with a drink. We decided to get food locally and Bella, Addie and Sophie had prepared some glow sticks and sparklers for Oscar’s birthday.

It was a fun night and the big girls got to stay up very late as it was their last night with Bella and Addie (at least for a while until we bump into each other again).

Kms travelled – 49