G’day All,
How do you top yesterday and being at the Northern Tip of Australia, Cape York…it was going to be hard to find that experience today.
We awoke at the beautiful and tranquil Punsand Bay and I jumped out of bed for an early morning fish. There was a nice rocky headland that I had picked out the night before to throw around a popper…so that is what I did. Unfortunately no luck for me but the boats I could see a few hundred metres of shore were cleaning up on some top action…the water was alive.
After breakfast we decided to check out Somerset Beach and had heard of a 4WD track along the beach there.
We hooked up the camper and took the 4WD track (left out of the campsite) to again void the corrugations. The camper was towing really well behind the truck and it is amazing how far you can go with these in tow.
At the end of the 4WD track we turned right this time, followed by a left a few klms down the coast which led us up to Somerset Beach. We quickly found the 4WD track heading down the beach and followed it for 10 klms before coming out on the beach. The track barely touched the beach before heading back into some overgrown scrub. We persisted for a short while with this track but gave up after another few klms when it was clear the track was not heading down onto the beach. This may have been a bit too soon because we later bumped into someone who said the latter part of the track was through nice rainforets…you can never tell sometimes.
Back up the track and to Somerset Beach. This spot is also a free camping spot and is set overlooking a beautiful bay and island. It does cop a bit of wind and to be honest, while beautiful the camping area had been hammered and poorly looked after by our fellow campers…what a shame.
We had lunch admiring the scenery before Lovely Lynda decided to roll her ankle on a boardwalk…ouch, it was a good one…anything for an excuse not to walk anywhere!
From Somerset Beach we headed for a look at the B52 Bomber wreckage just outside Bamaga and then headed for Mutee Heads.
The road into Mutee Heads was really rough in places and care had to be taken. Mutee Heads is close to the Jardine River Mouth and the river mouth can be reached by a rather interesting and enjoyable 4 WD Track which covers approx 8 klms.
We arrived at Mutee Heads (another free camping spot) and one in far better condition than the last. We decided to stay here the night and set up the camper before I decided to find the famous and very fishable Jardine River Mouth. The adventure and thought of fish was too much for the curiosity…so off I went, the girls deciding to play/sit on the beach.
To be continued…
Bushman Bud…Enjoying Australia