Cooktown – Sunrise Today…

Quarantine Bay Beach

I decided to brave the steep road and walk Quarantine Bay beach. The tide was half out so we had a rocky walk as I was not willing to walk the little dog too close to the water because of crocodiles. We walked up to the rocks and back along the rocky shore This isContinue reading “Quarantine Bay Beach”

Elim Beach Hopevale

Elim Beach is exactly 72Kms from Cooktown. You drive through Hopevale on some very beautiful roads and head direct to Elim Beach 32 Kms from Hopevale. Its very hilly and the outgoing trip has some steep climbs. Coming back its more downhill and easier. You head along sealed road until the sign saying ‘Report toContinue reading “Elim Beach Hopevale”

Quarantine Bay

Quarantine Bay is located 8 km by road from Cooktown and 4 km off the Cooktown Road. It is a 1 km long, north-east facing beach, lying in lee of the densely vegetated 100 m high Monkhouse Point, that protrudes 1 km seaward of the southern end of the beach. The point together with MountContinue reading “Quarantine Bay”

Quarantine Bay Apartment

I move to a new apartment on Quarantine Bay Road. I have sold the caravan for less than half what I paid for it to simply get rid of it and I move to an apartment that has everything I need to be comfortable, including a beautiful garden which I simply have to admire. FinallyContinue reading “Quarantine Bay Apartment”

Anzac 2023 Cooktown Queensland

The Anzac March started at the RSL Club at 10.30am and ended at the War Memorial. The march started with the horse…the Light Horseman brigade. Everyone was seated before the Flag and the service began with speeches… I was at the back and couldn’t see very well. I was holding onto my new puppy. ThenContinue reading “Anzac 2023 Cooktown Queensland”

Sunrise 17 April

I wake up every morning when the sky starts to color with the sunrise. It was early today but rich with color, so leaving the little dog snuggled up asleep in his velvet bed, I collect the camera and open the gate to the sunrise

Cooktown Lighthouse Grassy Hill

Grassy Hill Lighthouse. Cooktown was established in 1873, but no beacon guided ships through the reef until the lighthouse was built in 1886. Grassy Hill Light, also known as Cooktown Light, is an active lighthouse located on Grassy Hill above Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, on the south side of the entrance to Endeavour River. Wikipedia Cooktown was established in October 1873 toContinue reading “Cooktown Lighthouse Grassy Hill”

Cooktown High Views

Looking down on Cooktown from the High Mountaintops…

Isabella Falls Cooktown

Isabella Falls Continue past the Endeavour Falls Tourist Park towards Hope Vale, turning left onto Battlecamp Road (well signposted). Several kilometres down this road is Isabella Falls and there is a safe swimming hole. Isabella Falls. Campground. 4.1 from 28 users. Contact. Endeavour Battlecamp Rd, Cooktown, Queensland. Description. This free campground offers swimming…This free campground offersContinue reading “Isabella Falls Cooktown”