The final day of the trip from Weipa to Port Douglas, via Piccaninny Plains, Oyala Thumotang National Park, Archer & Coen Rivers, Coen, Lakefield National Park, AWC’s Brooklyn Sanctuary and its luxurious mountain rainforests of this World Heritage Listed area.Report and photos here. Enjoy.
Probably the shortest day of the trip in the air, from The Tip to Weipa. The geography is not was varied on the west coast of the Cape, but plenty of rivers and lakes. Report and pictures here.
The magic continues, Day 2 of the Cape York Helicopter Trip. Report and photos are here.
The croc in the tannin coloured water is a 14 foot long!
Or a WWII Bell P-39 Aircobra, recently discovered after going down over 70 years ago.
Last year The Doc visited Piccaninny Plains on Cape York, an AWC event. That visit inspired the helicopter Cape York trip this year.
Bungie, who The Doc met at the Piccaninny event, was the pilot who flew him all over The Cape. This time we flew over Picca (its nickname) on Day 4. We were going to land but a late start due to rain meant we could not. The Doc took some wet season photos and the Report and photos are here.
The Doc booked an appointment with the hospital to take out my stitches on Friday. I have about 10 after the operation to remove a skin cancer.
The Doc explored this morning and this afternoon went for a walk, taking landscape and textures photos around Emita Beach and Marshall Bay, including Castle Rock.
He also found a Little Penguin carcass wash up on Emita Beach. It was no older than 48 hours, showing no sign of predation. It appeared it died at sea and washed up on the beach, no signs of rigamortis . Lots of carcasses around Flinders island because of the abundant wildlife, at least was not roadkill.
One of the secluded beaches The Doc visited. Lichen growing on granite creates some awesome colours. Click on picture to see the large version.
Having visited Flinders Island previously, you hit the ground running. An early change of plans however, because it is a public holiday today, so The Doc cannot buy food. So off the pub for lunch. They are generous helpings and The Doc still feels full at 9pm.
When driving around the Island there was a lot of roadkill, especially wombats. Rowena at the car hire firm had mentioned at least 4 juvenile wombats were being looked after. She described them and they sound quite cute.
A quick rest then off to West End for wildlife, quite a few Bennett’s Wallabies and Pademelons. The Doc is still sorting the photos so only a wombat today, roadkill I am afraid, as the live ones tend to avoid people. They tend to give you their behind, often just running into the bush leaving their backsides showing, one today did a similar thing on the road, which increases the chance of becoming roadkill.
Just over 12 months since The Doc returned from the Galapagos Islands. A couple of pictures to bring back some good memories.
A follow up report on the wildlife, mostly the albino echidna (actually light brown not white) and the Bennett’s Wallaby. Plus the odd wombat, some young masked lapwing and a reptile or two. Report and pictures here.
Just returned from a Cape York Trip visiting the AWC Sanctuary called Piccaninny Plains. Piccaninny Plains is the name of the pastoral lease if you were wondering. Report and photos here.
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