Seisa - Tuesday 26th May

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Hi all, this morning we woke up to get ready to cross the Jardine river on the ferry. Let me just explain the ferry. It is a platform that is linked to both sides of the river by a heavy steel cable. the ferry can handle 6 Landcruisers 2 abreast. Cost was $99 per car. We got on at 8.30am. Once on the other side of the river we were in Aboriginal protected land. The $99 we paid included a permit. To camp on aboriginal sites. We drove through a small town called Bamaga before settling into the park at Seisa which is the most northern town in the Cape Pensinsula. Another 50km or more and we will reach the tip of Australia. We unpacked and after lunch went to one of the islands, about 500metres from our park. We found out it IS inhabited by a crocodile. Had a long walk on that beach oblivious of the croc. OMG. we finished the day with a great home cooked meals,(Tonina and my sister Tracey are a great team) and then Paul put up a movie and we watched Robots. A good night right on the edge of the Gulf of Carpentaria..

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Photos

The Jardine River ferry
Here we are waiting in the queue for the Jardine River Ferry. At 8am there were 6 four wheel drives and one Ford ranger with a camper (my sisters car). It took two trips to get us all over at a cost of approximately $730 for about 15 mins. What a monopoly as there is no other way to cross.

Xavier and Tracey on the ferry
Just starting to cross

Jardine ferry
They have arrived. Took all of 60seconds to cross.

Getting ready cross the 500 metres to the island across
There is acroc somewhere in the water. OMG. A local told us there is a 4 metres croc living on the edge of that island exactly where we landed. 4 metres long OMG again. Glad I didn't know when we went there

Tracey and her husband Xavier
Mangroves in the background and also some 4 metres croc lurking. He could have eaten my sister.