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Queensland > Lesley Bray  > Travel > Queensland > Cape York
This part of the trip we leave Twin Falls and finally reach Pajinka - the very tip of Cape York. We make our way back to Weipa, visiting Somerset, Roonga Point, Muttee Head, Captain Billy Landing along the way.

All photos were taken in June/July 2010 and © Lesley Bray Photography.
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Lesley Bray > Twin Falls on Canal Creek was a welcome sight after the excitement of the Old Telegraph Road, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. A beautiful setting. Interesting to watch Steve Rutherford, talented professional photographer photographing these falls. We had previously seen him at Bamaga and later on at Weipa. He truly showed his dedication and professionalism as he had his tripod set up in deep water and he stood waist deep to get his shot. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Twin Falls on Canal Creek was a welcome sight after the excitement of ...
Lesley Bray > The Saucepan near Eliot Falls on Eliot Creek, Old Telegraph Track, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. The first time I came to Cape York, my sister and I bathed here. We were covered in dust and didn't care about potential crocodiles - have since found out they don't frequent this area. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
The Saucepan near Eliot Falls on Eliot Creek, Old Telegraph Track, Cap ...
Lesley Bray > Within walking distance to Twin Falls are the spectacular Eliot Falls, also known as Indian Head Falls, on the Eliot River, Old Telegraph Track, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. A very popular location after travelling miles and miles of dust and sandy roads. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Within walking distance to Twin Falls are the spectacular Eliot Falls, ...
Lesley Bray > Injinoo was the first settlement in Cape York Peninsular. This is the local Anglican Church of St Michael & All Angel. Injinoo consisted of five warring groups that were brought together in peace by Canon Francis Bowie. Canon Francis Bowie was an Anglican Missionary who taught religion and had class where the children were taught writing in the sand. Canon Bowie married men and women from waring tribes and helped settle disputes amongst the tribes. Canon Bowie stayed at Injinoo and is buried underneath St. Michael and All Angel Anglican Church. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Injinoo was the first settlement in Cape York Peninsular. This is the ...
Lesley Bray > Had to hike up this small mount on the way to The Tip. This termite mound, overlooking Frangipani Beach, is probably the most northerly termite mound in Australia. Now that's an important piece of trivial information! Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Had to hike up this small mount on the way to The Tip. This termite m ...
Lesley Bray > We added a stone to this cairn which stands right at the top of the mount on our hike to The Tip, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
We added a stone to this cairn which stands right at the top of the mo ...
Lesley Bray > Finally we arrived. The Australian flag flies at Pajinka, The Tip of Cape York Peninsular. The rock is volcanic and the narrow passage between York Island and Eborac Island leads to the Arafura Sea. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Finally we arrived. The Australian flag flies at Pajinka, The Tip of ...
Lesley Bray > End of day - quiet and peaceful ! Frangipani Beach at Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
End of day - quiet and peaceful ! Frangipani Beach at Cape York Penin ...
Lesley Bray > Friendly turkey pecking around our campsite at Frangipani Beach. Spent a scary night in the tent with trees creaking and the Cape York winds howling around our small tent. Strange to know that you are sleeping in the most northern spot of Australia and every other citizen is south of you. Australian Brush Turkey, Alectura lathami. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Friendly turkey pecking around our campsite at Frangipani Beach. Spen ...
Lesley Bray > No blue water or skies today only dull clouds and rain. These are Stilt-rooted Mangroves on Frangipani Beach, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
No blue water or skies today only dull clouds and rain. These are Sti ...
Lesley Bray > We drove over to Somerset, formerly owned by the Jardine family. The homestead is long gone, two old cannons still stand where they used to protect the property against the natives. What an isolated place to live ! This seeded flower kinds of represents it all - there is little life left to the place. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
We drove over to Somerset, formerly owned by the Jardine family. The ...
Lesley Bray > Beached Coconut on Somerset Beach, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Beached Coconut on Somerset Beach, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, A ...
Lesley Bray > Chinese graves in the bush foreshore along Somerset Beach. These graves are close to the Jardine Family Cemetery. Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Chinese graves in the bush foreshore along Somerset Beach. These grav ...
Lesley Bray > Sign welcoming us to Punsand Bay sign, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Unfortunately the sign was the only bright thing about Punsand Bay, it was a disappointment to me as the facilites have been allowed to run into disrepair which was in contrast to my previous visit a few years ago when I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Sign welcoming us to Punsand Bay sign, Cape York Peninsular, Queenslan ...
Lesley Bray > Native Canoe lies on the beach at Punsand Bay at Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Native Canoe lies on the beach at Punsand Bay at Cape York Peninsular, ...
Lesley Bray > We passed this quiet beach along the sand track to Roonga Point. There were clumps of long rooted mangroves on the water's edge. Possession Island can be seen in the background. Roonga Point, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
We passed this quiet beach along the sand track to Roonga Point. Ther ...
Lesley Bray > Looking over towards Possession Island (Bedanug or Bedhan Lag) from Roonga Point, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. So named because Captain James Cook landed there in 1770 and raised the British flag. In 2001, the Kaurareg people successfully claimed native title rights over the island. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Looking over towards Possession Island (Bedanug or Bedhan Lag) from Ro ...
Lesley Bray > Roonga Point is mainly a rocky headland. There is very little evidence of the old stone jetty and sawmill that used to be there. Roko Island where there used to be an old pearling farm is in the background. I thought this rock looked remarkably like a seal. Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Roonga Point is mainly a rocky headland. There is very little evidenc ...
Lesley Bray > Crashed DC3 Aircraft trying to land at Higgins Field, Bamaga, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. The RAAF aircraft left Archerfield Airport in Brisbanein May 1945 enroute to New Guinea and crashed incinerating the crew and passengers. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Crashed DC3 Aircraft trying to land at Higgins Field, Bamaga, Cape Y ...
Lesley Bray > St Stephens Catholic Church at Bamaga, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
St Stephens Catholic Church at Bamaga, Cape York Peninsular, Queenslan ...
Lesley Bray > The next day we visited Muttee Head where we found yet another idyllic paradise. Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
The next day we visited Muttee Head where we found yet another idyllic ...
Lesley Bray > It was no mean feat to find No 52 Radar Station at remote Muttee Heads - a relic of WW2. We travelled along remote disused overgrown track in find it. Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
It was no mean feat to find No 52 Radar Station at remote Muttee Heads ...
Lesley Bray > Good things must come to an end and regretfully had to return to the Jardine River ferry crossing, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Good things must come to an end and regretfully had to return to the J ...
Lesley Bray > Our ferry driver transporting us across the Jardine River, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Our ferry driver transporting us across the Jardine River, Cape York P ...
Lesley Bray > Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea) or 'blackboys' on the Bypass Road, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea) or 'blackboys' on the Bypass Road, Cape Yor ...
Lesley Bray > One of the track crossings over Canal Creek on the Old Telegraph Road, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
One of the track crossings over Canal Creek on the Old Telegraph Road, ...
Lesley Bray > Friend Susan, looking for the best way to cross Canal Creek, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Friend Susan, looking for the best way to cross Canal Creek, Cape York ...
Lesley Bray > Part of the Old Telegraph Track at Canal Creek, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Part of the Old Telegraph Track at Canal Creek, Cape York Peninsular, ...
Lesley Bray > Captain Billy Landing, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Captain Billy Landing, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. ...
Lesley Bray > The road to Captain Billy Landing, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
The road to Captain Billy Landing, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, A ...
Lesley Bray > Number Plate Tree at Bramwell Junction, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Guess it means that the road is so bad at times, number plates tend to fall off. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Number Plate Tree at Bramwell Junction, Cape York Peninsular, Queensla ...
Lesley Bray > Termite Mounds at Bramwell Junction, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Termite Mounds at Bramwell Junction, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, ...
Lesley Bray > Bramwell Junction is the starting point of the Old Telegraph Track. It is here you make the decision whether to stick to the Bypass Road or brave the OTL Track. Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Bramwell Junction is the starting point of the Old Telegraph Track. I ...
Lesley Bray > The mighty Wenlock River at Moreton Telegraph Station, OTL, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. There used to be a river crossing here but these days a bridge crosses. My son would say it takes all the fun out of it. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
The mighty Wenlock River at Moreton Telegraph Station, OTL, Cape York ...
Lesley Bray > A short cut across to Weipa, we took the road through Batavia Downs, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
A short cut across to Weipa, we took the road through Batavia Downs, C ...
Lesley Bray > 'Cruiser' resident of Weipa in Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
'Cruiser' resident of Weipa in Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Austr ...
Lesley Bray > Scarred trees at Prunung, Red Beach, Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Scarred trees at Prunung, Red Beach, Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Quee ...
Lesley Bray > Andoom River Bridge near Red Beach, Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Andoom River Bridge near Red Beach, Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queen ...
Lesley Bray > Barge 'Endeavour River' at Lorim Point Wharf in the Port of Weipa on the Embley River in Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. This barge has a long history with Weipa and for those who are interested, a couple of weeks after this photo was taken the barge visited Weipa for the last time. Copied from the Maritime Union newsletter below ..... It’s an end of era for an old veteran as she sails over the horizon the Endeavour River departs from Gladstone for the last time, as her life as a dirt boat sadly comes to an end. There will certainly be fond memories of days gone by recalled as she ploughs her way to Singapore, where she will be handed over to her new owners. The 75,750 tonne Endeavour River originally arrived on the Australian Coast (Weipa) on 18th July 1983 as the TNT Carpentaria, where she completed her maiden voyage from where she was built in the Italian city of Monfalcone (30 minutes drive from Trieste). Her maiden voyage reads similar to a European cruise, from Monfalcone to a sleepy little port of Venice and then onto the Sri Lankan Port of Colombo via the Suez Canal and finally to the Weipa. During her 27years on the Gladstone-Weipa run she fed and housed many seafarers and gave them a substantial living. Whilst as many seafarers always seem to feel that bitter taste in their mouth’s when we hear of another Aussie vessel completing her final voyage, hopefully with a Labor government back in control, we can see more vessels arriving on the coast rather than leaving with the revitalization of the Aussie Fleet legislation being passed sooner than later. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Barge 'Endeavour River' at Lorim Point Wharf in the Port of Weipa on t ...
Lesley Bray > Qantas Air Link arriving at Weipa Airport in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. The service operates once a day. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Qantas Air Link arriving at Weipa Airport in the Gulf of Carpentaria, ...
Lesley Bray > Crocodile sunning on the sandbank at Red Beach at Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. They can be seen here at low tide. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Crocodile sunning on the sandbank at Red Beach at Weipa, Cape York Pen ...
Lesley Bray > Plant at Cullen Point near Mapoon, Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Plant at Cullen Point near Mapoon, Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peni ...
Lesley Bray > Cairn between Cullen Point and Mapoon depicting where the Mapoon Mission Station used to stand, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Cairn between Cullen Point and Mapoon depicting where the Mapoon Missi ...
Lesley Bray > Beautiful Janie Creek where it exits out into the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. To access this area we had to drive about 11ks south along the dunes from Cullen Point. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Beautiful Janie Creek where it exits out into the Gulf of Carpentaria, ...
Lesley Bray > Friends David and Susan making their way from Janie Creek to Cullen Point along the sanddunes in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Friends David and Susan making their way from Janie Creek to Cullen Po ...
Lesley Bray > Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpent ...
Lesley Bray > Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpent ...
Lesley Bray > Burnt out 4WD at Clough Landing on the Mapoon Road, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Burnt out 4WD at Clough Landing on the Mapoon Road, Cape York Peninsul ...
Lesley Bray > Mission River, home to crocodiles, at Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Mission River, home to crocodiles, at Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Que ...
Lesley Bray > Wedgie, smart old dog, at Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Wedgie, smart old dog, at Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Aus ...
Lesley Bray > These little pebbles are seen everywhere around Weipa, they are bauxite tailings. It is what is left of the mineral after mining. In case you didn't know it, they mine bauxite to manufacture aluminium, so next time you pick up that tinnie think of Weipa !! Weipa, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
These little pebbles are seen everywhere around Weipa, they are bauxit ...
Lesley Bray > Heading south across Archer River, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Heading south across Archer River, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, A ...
Lesley Bray > Archer River Crossing, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Archer River Crossing, Cape York Peninsular, Queensland, Australia. ...
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