Cooktown Qld Saturday 6Aug2022
Cooktown Qld Saturday 6 Aug 2022 From the Heritage Lodge and Spa at Diwan, right over the Cooper Creek from the Cooper Creek Wilderness Rainforest Walk, we headed north with a first stop at Cape Tribulation Beach. This iconic part of the Daintree hasn’t changed even one speck since we were here first in 2004 except that the Cassowary we saw that first time then was again absent, the little scamp. I really don’t know why its such a focal point, the beach is barely more than a tidal mudflat and as the photos attest, its fairly featureless. It’s main claim to fame is that the Cape was named by Captain Cook after he carelessly ran into a random reef after sailing safely in uncharted waters for three years. Or then again it might be popular because its as far as you can drive in an ordinary car (rental cars excepted - they can go anywhere) before you hit the Bloomfield Track - the short-cut through to Cooktown. The highway route is about 300km longer. Cape Tribulation Qld Our bus ...