Tuesday we took our last excursion of North Queensland up to Cooktown and the surrounds with an overnight in Cairns before making our way down south to the island state of Tasmania or "Tassie" as the locals call it. Our time on the east coast has certainly given us a new appreciation for the diversity and beauty of God's creation in nature and His people!
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| Thank you Hamish! |
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| Famous pub open since the time of the miners |
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| Black Mountain- This is one of the "mountains" formed by huge boulders that color black due to the fungi that grows on them. There are legendary Aboriginal stories about how they were formed when two brothers were fighting over a woman to marry and lore of lost bushmen who tried to "hideout" in the rocks. |
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| Cooktown- atop Green Hill |
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| Green Hill vista of the Endeavor river |
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| Swinging bridge that school children use to reach the school bus during the Wet season- WATCH OUT! Crocodiles lurk below! |
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| Cooktown Airport- It has 1 employee, the ever cheerful Cindy, to check you in, weigh & load your bags & lead you to the tarmac. |
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| That is not a ball, it is a coconut... The boys came up with their own toss game while waiting- |
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| Our plane- not much bigger than the seaplane from Heron Island! |
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| The pilots of Qantas allowed the boys a sneak peek at the cockpit- this marked our 5th flight with them on this trip. Next stop: Tassie! |
