Red Lily Lagoon

Lakefield & Archer River (9-10 July)

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July 19th 2010
We left Cooktown and drove out on the Hopevale Road again in the morning, but this time took the left turn instead to travel up 'The Cape” via Lakefield NP. Initially we had thought we'd stay at Kalpowar Crossing as several guidebooks mentioned it being a beautiful spot to camp. However we had called from Cooktown and spoke to the ranger there who told us that it was not a good camp area to ge ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape York

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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