21-8-11 Travelled to Lion’s Den Hotel at Helensvale today & booked into the camping area behind the pub, $26 a night with power, water & showers. We went to Cooktown for groceries & fuel, $1.47 for petrol & 99c for auto gas. We then went back to Lion’s Den for lunch, a very old pub built in 1875 with lots of character. We were lined up ordering lunch & a woman came up behind him & gave him a big squeeze, he nearly died, it was Di & Tom that we met on our travels in Darwin & visited in S.A. Well we had a great afternoon catching up on all the goss & having a few drinks, with a band playing in the background. There was a beautiful Jade Tree with the most brilliant blooms
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