Full Moon Mania

“It is the very error of the moon.She comes more near the earththan she was wont. And makesmen mad.”—William Shakespeare, Othello ACROSS THE CENTURIES, many a person has uttered the phrase “There must be a full moon out there” in an attempt to explain weird happenings at night. Indeed, the Roman goddess of the moon bore

Walker Bay Cooktown

Walker Bay Beach runs for about three and a half kilometres. It begins on the North side of the mouth of the Annan River and finishes at the rocks on the Southern end of Monkhouse Point. Beachsafe.org.au lists it as ‘Golf Course’…due to the Walker Bay links at the Northern section. If you search the

Quarantine Bay Beach Cooktown

Quarantine Bay owes its name to the fact that it was first used as a quarantine section for passengers of ships with diseases. Covered with pebbles and shells, this beach is fantastic for fishing and swimming thanks to its warm and shallow waters. Quarantine Bay is located just seven kilometres south of Cooktown, off the main

Captain Cook Re-Enactment at Cooktown

James Cook arrived in what is now known as Cooktown on Cape York Peninsula in June 1770 and remained there for 48 days while repairing the Endeavour after it ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef. June 17th 1770 ENDEAVOUR RIVER Cook spent seven weeks here in 1770, the longest land base during Cook’s East Coast expedition. The major

Sunset from Riverbend Tours

Riverview tours collected me and 30 other travellers at the Cooktown Wharf for a cruise along the Endeavor river and up the Jetty and back to watch the sunset and then the Fireworks as part of the Cooktown Festival. I was the only single and shared a table with 2 couples and it was very

Sunset at Cooktown Wharf

Finally I stayed at the waterfront walk on the esplanade for the sunset. The sun sets over the water here and you can walk along the esplanade viewing the sunset Calculations of sunrise and sunset in Cooktown – Queensland – Australia for June 2023. Generic astronomy calculator to calculate times for sunrise, sunset… https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@2170658

Keatings Lagoon Queensland

Keatings Lagoon, known as Mulbabidgee to the Waymbuurr people—the Traditional Owners of this park—has been used for thousands of years for the collection of a variety of animals and plants for food, medicines and raw materials. In more recent times, this place became known as Keatings Lagoon, after a family who built and lived in

Innisfail Queensland

I drive to Innisfail Via Cairns. Innisfail is about 90 kilometres south of Cairns. Innisfail is the major township of the Cassowary Coast Region and is known for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia’s wettest towns. Innisfail’s town centre is situated at the junction of the Johnstone River and South Johnstone River, approximately 5 km (3 mi)

Quarantine Bay Beach

I decided to brave the steep road and walk Quarantine Bay beach. The tide was half out so we had a rocky walk as I was not willing to walk the little dog too close to the water because of crocodiles. We walked up to the rocks and back along the rocky shore This is