Lotus Bird Lodge, Cape York Qld Sunday 7 Aug 2022 (2nights)
Lotus Bird Lodge, Cape York Qld Sunday 7 Aug 2022 (2 nights) Sunday Another early start and this time we turned right out of town and headed north. A new road and a new adventure for us. Out onto the dirt roads and after some time we stopped at the Old Laura Homestead, the first cattle run on Cape York, established to supply the gold fields on the Palmer River and Laura township with fresh meat. The run changed hands many years ago and the new owners built themselves a new homestead and abandoned this one. It has since been fixed-up a bit and stabilised and it is now a major tourist attraction in the parts. Old Laura Homestead, Qld Outbuilding. Old Laura Homestead Qld From the old homestead we travelled further north to Laura the town proper, established in 1880 or so when the gold fever struck the area. About all that is left is the Laura Cultural and Information centre, which is quite good, has a very informative history of the district and some good artwork. It is owned a...