Life after the Telegraph Track
After finishing the Old Telegraph Track we headed to Mutee Head for a couple of days.
Setting up near the river mouth we spent the next couple of days relaxing and fishing.
Numerous warnings were posted warning us of the large amount of crocodiles that inhabited this area, yet much to our disappointment, we failed to see any!
From here we visited Seisia were we set up for a couple of days right along the beach.
The boys spent their days fishing and we even managed to see a couple of sneaky crocs at night!
Gary hooked what we are pretty sure was a large Macko Shark on his line. Although unfortunately after a good fight, and it putting on a impressive display by jumping at least a metre out of the water and spinning in the air in the process.. It managed to escape being pulled up onto the beach and with one final leap into the sky it swam back into the depths of the ocean.
Tori also managed to hook a relatively large fish off Seisia Jetty... Only for a HUGE groper to come up and swallow her catch! Hook, line, sinker and fish! It was so big I first thought it was a tiger shark!
From Seisia we headed over to Thursday Island for a overnight stay. Treating ourselves to a night in a motel was probably the highlight of the trip! A real BED after 4 weeks in a tent was unreal! The bathroom even had a REAL flushing toilet and running HOT water in the SHOWER!!!!! To top it off a fully cooked buffet breakfast was included in our room package! YES!!!!
There was locals singing and dancing, market stalls and a great vibe all round. The people of Thursday Island we quickly realized are beautiful inside and out. They are happy people who always have a smile on their faces and are some of the friendliest people.
We spent a day fishing at Sams Point where Gary had a successful day fishing.
After catching some Queenfish and good sized Trevally, he hit the jackpot with a huge 80cm Golden Trevally!
That night we all feasted on the one Giant GT until we couldn't eat anymore.
The next day we finally decided it was time to head to the Tip!
After a quick stop to check out the ruins of the old Somerset Resort, that once operated here, we parked our cars and walked the last 500m to the famous "Tip of Australia" sign.
After 31 days we had finally made it! And our little Egg friend had safely made it also!! Yeah!!! Such a feeling of accomplishment was felt all round. Although it also was a sad moment as we realised we were now going to be on the downhill track... :(
This trip so far has been one epic adventure, and no words come close to describing the fun we have had! I didn't want it to end!
Chatting to one guy who was also at the tip taking a few photos, I had to have a laugh when he mentioned he had taken two days to get here from Cairns! Wow thats fast!!!
A few funny photos later, we headed off down the beach to set up camp for the night.
That night we celebrated with a few drinks and some sneaky fireworks!
A quick stop at Bamaga to pick up some fresh supplies, a quick detour to check out a WW2 DC3 plane wreck and we headed off for a night at a beautiful little campsite along a crystal clear little swimming hole. Jackie Jackie. Having it all to ourselves was the icing on the cake!
The kids had a great time playing in the pool and Tina and I spent some time weaving Baskets and Mats out of washed up rope we had found on various beaches.
From here we headed back over the Jardine River Crossing and decided to head back to one of our favourite spots on the Old Telegraph Track.... Nolan's Brook.
Setting up here for 2 nights we loved chatting with the many other people attempting this crossing and helping a few of the people who managed to get bogged in the soft, sandy water.
Being Alari's 8th birthday, we all had a great time helping her celebrate. Also to her delight, being school holidays there was a lot of other kids around to help her celebrate her special day.
