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The Tip The Tip of Cape York is home to the small communities of Bamaga and Seisha and most visitors spend time visiting the actual tip as well as a trip across the water to the Torres Strait island of Thursday Island. I unfortunately did not make the trip to Thursday Island but hope to return one day to do so.
When I arrived I set up camp at the continent’s most northern campground at Punsand Bay. From here I was expecting to explore the area a bit, but I ended up having a very relaxing afternoon sitting in the shade looking out over a beautiful white sand beach and emerald green bay. I had been traveling for eight weeks and been on the Cape for over a week and needed a break. The following morning, September 25th, I got up early and headed to The Tip. The Tip itself is the northernmost point on the Australian continent, as the sign points out. To get there, a lovely boardwalk runs through a small section of rainforest and then a trail leads up and over a rocky headland before dropping down to the water and The Tip. The rainforest held a surprising amount of birds and I was able to pick up another new species. Upon arriving at the tip, I had almost an hour to myself as I relaxed and just enjoyed watching the waves break on the rocks
After leaving the tip, I had planned to explore the Somerset region which has some beautiful beaches as well as a number of World War II ruins. However, on my way, I found a trail through the Lockerbie Scrub, a nice section of rainforest. I still was looking for a couple species of birds that I had missed in the rainforests of the Iron Range so decided to take this walk just to see what was around. The walk started out pleasantly but before long the trail markers began to fade out and I ended up a bit lost. By the time I made it back to my car I was hot and exhausted and no longer in the mood to explore Somerset so just returned to the campground for another relaxing afternoon reading in the shade on the beach. |
