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Horn Island, Thursday Island, and Roko Island.

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 We’ve been so busy, I haven’t posted for a while! On Friday, we went on a tour of three islands; Horn Island, Thursday Island, and Roko Island. This is the boat we went on. The water was very choppy! On Horn Island, we went to a heritage museum, where we learnt about Torres Strait Islander’s culture, pearl diving, and more. On Thursday Island, we went on a tour, where we learnt all about the locals and the history of the island. This is the Green Hill Fort. Next, we went Roko Island, which had a very sketchy jeti! We found a coconut and cracked the husk off by throwing it on the ground. Then, the locals showed us how to use tools to open coconuts. We stayed in Weipa for two days, because we decided to drive a bit further than planned again. There were a few shops, and also lots of fruit stands. This is some candy melon and passion fruit that we picked up. They were really good! For dinner, we went to the Weipa pub, where Mum bought a Keno ticket so I watched it on my iPad. It was very
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Fruit Bat Falls, and The Tip!

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  Yesterday, we drove from Moreton Telegraph Station to Punsand Bay. On the way, we stopped at Fruit Bat Falls, which were beautiful. We swam in the bottom area, and then walked around to the top part, which had little pools of water. Today, we drove up to the tip of Cape York, the most northern point in Australia. The roads were very rocky but our surroundings were beautiful! At the sign! Stay tuned for more posts!
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Cooktown, Trevathan Falls, and Lion’s Den

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In Cooktown, we drove up a big hill, which Captain Cook surveyed. We also went to the Trevathan Falls, which were really sketchy and didn’t have any signs. We had to climb over lots of rocks to get there, Dad says we are part mountain goat! It was definitely worth the trek! We stayed in Lion’s Den, which has a really cool roadhouse. People write their names all over the walls and stick up their caps and shirts. See if you can spot Chevy & Crew! On the next day, we drove all the way to Moreton Telegraph Station, which was a little bit further than we planned. We also stuck our new sticker onto the camper trailer. Keep an eye out for my next blog, as we’re getting closer to the tip everyday!
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Port Douglas

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Yesterday, Mum, Cejae and I flew up to Cairns, where we met Dad, who drove up. We then drove to Port Douglas. When we arrived, we went on a Chinese Junket Boat. Today, we went on a day tour, where we looked at lots of creeks, beaches, and the Daintree Rainforest. There was also a cruise, where we saw two crocodiles! This is Lumpy. This tree is called a Strangler Fig. It wraps around another tree until it dies, leaving a cool hole in the middle of the Fig. One of the beaches. At this one, we tried Green Ants. You hold their head and lick their green body, which tastes very tingly. This is at one of the creeks we went to. Our tour guide for the day, Rod, showed us out to make paint with Ochre. Tomorrow, we’ll be driving to Cooktown. Stay tuned!
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Laura, Magnetic Hill, and Home

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  Yesterday, we drove from Wilpena Pound to Adelaide, which took around 5 hours, and was 422kms. In Laura, we stopped to have lunch, which we had at a little cafe. We also had a look in the shop next door, which had lots of homemade products. Dad also met up with one of his friends, who is opening Little Blessings Brewery in an old church in Laura.   We also stopped at Magnetic Hill, which was this cool road where cars either roll up, or down, depending on the materials they’re made from. Dad’s car rolled down!   Then, we kept driving, and arrived home at about 3. That’s all for now, but make sure to look out for my blogs on my family’s trip to Cape York in early October!
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A flight across Lake Eyre, the Marree Man, Willouran Ranges, and Marree!

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Yesterday, we took on the Birdsville track, and drove nine hours from Birdsville to Marree. For lunch, we stopped at the Mungerannie Roadhouse. On the walls there was lots of stuff that people had signed and left behind, like hats and hats and money! We also used the payphone outside of the road house to call a few people.   At about 3, we arrived in Marree. We stayed in the Marree Oasis Caravan Park. Let’s just say it wasn’t much of an oasis. Once we had set up our campers, we headed down to the pub, where we had dinner. We also gave Stephanie a little presentation for her achievement of conquering Big Red! I made a certificate for her, and we also gave her a stubby and a sticker! This morning, we had an early start once again to go to Arid Air, so that we could go on a plane over Marree and Lake Eyre! Stephanie and Russell also joined us on the plane, and our pilot was Aaron, who showed us Marree, Lake Eyre, the Marree Man, and the Willouran Ranges.  Every year, Lake Eyre has a peak
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The Big Red!

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Today, we had a rest day it Birdsville, but we certainly didn’t rest much! Up in the morning, we drove around 15kms to see the Waddy Trees, which are apparently almost indestructible! We had at the trees, and decided that we didn’t believe that Waddy Trees are almost indestructible.  Then, we headed up to the Big Red. Dad had a go at driving his car up, but just didn’t make it!   For lunch, we headed to the Birdsville Road House and grabbed burgers and chicken rolls, which we heated up at the camp kitchen.   We planned to go back to the Big Red to have a barbecue for dinner. We had also heard that tobogganing down the Big Red is lots of fun. We didn’t bring any toboggans, so we decided to try to make one out of cardboard. Dad decided we could do better, so we headed down to the tip to find something to use. He found some road signs that were in pretty good condition, so he grabbed those. I’ve got a pretty good Dad. :) At about 3, we headed back to the Big Red with Stephanie and Russell
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