Lions Den Hotel entrance.

Day Three - Cape Tribulation - Bloomfield Track - Cooktown

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June 17th 2021
A delicious breakfast. We took a photo of a white lipped tree frog hiding in plain sight on a leaf. Packed up and headed for Cape Tribulation, a headland named by James Cook after his ship struck the Great Barrier Reef in 1770. We had a walk on the beach and a cup of tea. A beautiful spot. Drove on the Bloomfield track - Cowrie Range 31 degrees Up and 33 Degrees down - on to the Bloomfield Trac ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Bloomfield Track

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more