{"id":7264,"date":"2015-07-04T06:56:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T20:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/?p=7264"},"modified":"2022-04-06T09:48:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:48:01","slug":"cape-york-2015-week-2-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/?p=7264","title":{"rendered":"Cape York 2015 &#8211; week 2 part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Day 12. Weipa to Punsand Bay 415kms 5hrs 52mins driving time.<\/h2>\n<p>Packed up this morning in the dry! And headed back into the dust.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7268\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image.jpg 5184w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0394.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0394.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0394\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0394.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0394-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And past some large ant hills<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7479.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7278\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7479.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7479\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7479.jpg 427w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7479-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morning tea at Moreton Telegraph station<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7272\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0400.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0400\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0400.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0400-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7273\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04280.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04280\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04280.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04280-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04283.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7274\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04283.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04283\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04283.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04283-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7271\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7482.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7271\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7482.jpg\" alt=\"Getting Dirtier\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7482.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7482-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting Dirtier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then a quick fuel stop at Bramwell Junction Roadhouse<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7276\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0406.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0406\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0406.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0406-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0407.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7277\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0407.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0407\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0407.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0407-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7487.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7275\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7487.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7487\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7487.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7487-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And onto the Jardine River Ferry.<br \/>\nThe line up was long so a quick lunch on the go as the cars moved further up the line.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7280\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0415.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0415\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0415.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0415-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7281\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04291.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04291\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04291.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04291-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7282\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04292.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04292\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04292.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04292-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was meant to be. Although it was a tight squeeze, The Chilli Caperz were on the ferry together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7519.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7283\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7519.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7519\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7519.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7519-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then onto Bamaga, a quick stop for petrol and then onto our home for the next 4 nights. Punsand Bay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7284\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7284\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7539.jpg\" alt=\"Punsand Bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7539.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7539-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Punsand Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Day 13. To the Tip and Somerset 73kms<\/h2>\n<p>We had a lazy morning this morning, and took in the view from our beach front camp site.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7289\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7543.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7543\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7543.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7543-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We took a more Challenging track out to the tip \u00a0and the boys were happy to use their vehicle recovery skills when Sutho sunk in a creek with water over the doors!<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7546.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7290\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7546.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7546\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7546.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7546-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7566.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7293\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7566.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7566\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7566.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7566-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7553.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7291\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7553.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7553\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7553.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7553-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then it was onto the tip. We drove past the derelict Pajinka resort and onto the car park by the beach. You then have a little walk to the tip of Australia, over rocks, past rock piles and out onto the windy point.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7589.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7288\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7589.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7589\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7589.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7589-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7593.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7298\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7593.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7593\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7593.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7593-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7294\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7604.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7604\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7604.jpg 427w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7604-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7296\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7614.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7614\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7614.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7614-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7605.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7295\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7605.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7605\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7605.jpg 427w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7605-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04420.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7297\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04420.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04420\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04420.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04420-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then onto Somerset, which was the earliest permanent white settlement on the Cape York Penninsular. It was the first administrative centre for the Cape York and Torres Strait area, John Jardine, a police magistrate from Rockhampton was sent to run the new establishment in a very unforgiving part of the world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7299\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05806.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7299\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05806.jpg\" alt=\"Jardines at the site of the old homestead\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05806.jpg 426w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05806-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jardines at the site of the old homestead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05799.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7302\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05799.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05799\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05799.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05799-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04322.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7300\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04322.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04322\" width=\"640\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04322.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04322-300x66.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7301\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04334.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7301\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04334.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Jardines Grave\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04334.jpg 480w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC04334-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Jardines Grave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We discovered there is nothing left of the old homestead but found the graves of Frank (his eldest son) and wife Sana.<\/p>\n<p>Then\u00a0back for a BBQ campfire dinner.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7304\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05811.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05811\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05811.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05811-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7305\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05814.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05814\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05814.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05814-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05823.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7306\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05823.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05823\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05823.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05823-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Day 14. Thursday Island on a Thursday!<\/h2>\n<p>It was an early start this morning to drive the 45 mins to Seisia to catch the ferry to Thursday island being the birthplace of our very own Luke Jardine.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05847.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7309\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05847.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05847\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05847.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05847-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7310\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1731.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1731\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1731.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1731-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1733.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7311\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1733.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1733\" width=\"640\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1733.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1733-300x58.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7312\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05887.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7312\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05887.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Souvenirs\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05887.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05887-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pearl Souvenirs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05892.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7313\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05892.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05892\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05892.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05892-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7308\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1763.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7308\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1763.jpg\" alt=\"Watch out for crocodiles!!\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1763.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1763-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch out for crocodiles!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the evening we looked to the sky to see Jupiter and Venus very close to each other.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7696.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7321\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7696.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7696\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7696.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_7696-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Day 15 &#8211; Fishing<\/h2>\n<p>Today was another fishing day. \u00a0Kate and Sam stayed to have a day at camp and the rest of us headed to Seisia to board 2 fishing vessels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7323\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7323\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05969.jpg\" alt=\"The dogs of Bamaga\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05969.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05969-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dogs of Bamaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>and past this vehicle that is\u00a0recreating the first trip of a vehicle into to Cape York! \u00a0Very bumpy ride!!!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7322\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7322\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05967.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/fiat500expedition.blogspot.com.au\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05967.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05967-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/fiat500expedition.blogspot.com.au<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7324\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05971.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05971\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05971.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05971-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> William caught the biggest fish of the day, right at the end. \u00a0A 2m Bronze Whaler &#8211; that had to be cut lose!!!<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1781.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7327\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1781.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1781\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1781.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1781-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1774.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7326\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1774.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1774\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1774.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1774-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7329\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1801.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1801\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1801.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1801-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7328\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06009.jpg\" alt=\"DSC06009\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06009.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06009-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7325\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05979.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05979\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05979.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC05979-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7316\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1861.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1861\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1861.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_1861-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06052.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7317\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06052.jpg\" alt=\"DSC06052\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06052.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06052-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7315\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06024.jpg\" alt=\"DSC06024\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06024.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06024-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Just when you thought it you might be safe on white sandy beaches &#8211; what did we see but a massive croc.<a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7330\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06011.jpg\" alt=\"DSC06011\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06011.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06011-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He slid into the water when he heard us approach in the boat, and very quickly disappeared.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7314\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7314\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06016.jpg\" alt=\"Watch out!!\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06016.jpg 640w, http:\/\/scottsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC06016-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch out!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tomorrow we head to Eliot Falls and start our trip south!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 12. Weipa to Punsand Bay 415kms 5hrs 52mins driving time. Packed up this morning in the dry! And headed back into the dust. 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