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  • Ever wondered what it looks like at the most northerly point of Australia? I guess not!!! Here it is! Simply referred to as 'The Tip', it is found at the very top of remote Cape York Peninsular. The aboriginal name is Pajinka. It wouldn't be nice to fall into the water as the sea runs very quickly. The two islands to the north are York Island and Eborac Island. To access this remote spot you have to climb/walk over the high volcanic rock or if you are lucky and it is low tide you can find access by Frangipani Beach and walk past the stilted mangroves.

    Ever wondered what it looks like at the most northerly point of Australia? I guess not!!! Here it is! Simply referred to as 'The Tip', it is found at the very top of remote Cape York Peninsular. The aboriginal name is Pajinka. It wouldn't be nice to fall into the water as the sea runs very quickly. The two islands to the north are York Island and Eborac Island. To access this remote spot you have to climb/walk over the high volcanic rock or if you are lucky and it is low tide you can find access by Frangipani Beach and walk past the stilted mangroves.

  • Low Tide at Victoria Point, Redland City, Queensland, Australia.

    Low Tide at Victoria Point, Redland City, Queensland, Australia.

  • This was taken in exactly the same spot as the previous photo.

    This was taken in exactly the same spot as the previous photo.

  • Looking out to the Great Southern Ocean from Salmon Holes in Torndirrup National Park, Albany, Western Australia. Bald Head is the headland in the background.

    Looking out to the Great Southern Ocean from Salmon Holes in Torndirrup National Park, Albany, Western Australia. Bald Head is the headland in the background.

  • Sandy Cape north of Jurien Bay, Western Australia

    Sandy Cape north of Jurien Bay, Western Australia

  • Sandy Cape Recreational Park, north of Jurien Bay, Western Australia

    Sandy Cape Recreational Park, north of Jurien Bay, Western Australia

  • 29/366 Hamilton Island out from Hamelin Bay, Western Australia. Stingrays come right up to the waters edge at Hamelin Bay, Photographed January 2012 - © Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

    29/366 Hamilton Island out from Hamelin Bay, Western Australia. Stingrays come right up to the waters edge at Hamelin Bay, Photographed January 2012 - © Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • 30/366 Beautiful little beach at Flinders Bay near Augusta, Western Australia. Photographed January 2012 - © Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

    30/366 Beautiful little beach at Flinders Bay near Augusta, Western Australia. Photographed January 2012 - © Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • While Victoria's Great Ocean Road is more spectacular there is nothing unspectacular about Elliston's Great Ocean Drive. Cliffs overlooking Waterloo Bay at Elliston, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

    While Victoria's Great Ocean Road is more spectacular there is nothing unspectacular about Elliston's Great Ocean Drive. Cliffs overlooking Waterloo Bay at Elliston, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • 'Mara Healing' a sculpture by local artist, Siv Grava on a cliff overlooking Waterloo Bay at Elliston, South Australia. According to the artist, Mara is a mythical goddess who has come to the cliffs to help heal sorrows of the past. In early settlement a number of aboriginals were sent to their deaths over cliffs near this spot. For me personally, I don't feel the artist has captured Mara's sense of healing, she doesn't appear 'motherly' to me, in fact she seems aloof. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

    'Mara Healing' a sculpture by local artist, Siv Grava on a cliff overlooking Waterloo Bay at Elliston, South Australia. According to the artist, Mara is a mythical goddess who has come to the cliffs to help heal sorrows of the past. In early settlement a number of aboriginals were sent to their deaths over cliffs near this spot. For me personally, I don't feel the artist has captured Mara's sense of healing, she doesn't appear 'motherly' to me, in fact she seems aloof. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

    Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

  • Ceduna Jetty at sunrise, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

    Ceduna Jetty at sunrise, South Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

  • Cairns Esplanade in the late afternoon, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    Cairns Esplanade in the late afternoon, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    Sand dunes between Janie Creek and Cullen Point on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • Lorim Point

    Lorim Point

    Lorim Point, Weipa, Cape York, Queensland, Australia

  • I really enjoyed this part of the trip as I have a lot of fond childhood memories of beach camping holidays near this area. This is Bustard Bay, the town of 1770, Queensland, Australia. Photographed August 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    I really enjoyed this part of the trip as I have a lot of fond childhood memories of beach camping holidays near this area. This is Bustard Bay, the town of 1770, Queensland, Australia. Photographed August 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • No sand on the beach at Burnett Heads, but plenty of volcanic rock thrown out of an ancient volcano from days gone bye. Photographed August 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    No sand on the beach at Burnett Heads, but plenty of volcanic rock thrown out of an ancient volcano from days gone bye. Photographed August 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • I loved Geelong especially the bollards created by artist Jan Mitchell. There are 100 of them depicting something reminicent of Geelong, most of which are found along the waterfront. I think they make Geelong very unique and give the town a character not found anywhere else. This one is Carrie Moore, born in Geelong and became a musical comedy star, performing in Melbourne & London. Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

    I loved Geelong especially the bollards created by artist Jan Mitchell. There are 100 of them depicting something reminicent of Geelong, most of which are found along the waterfront. I think they make Geelong very unique and give the town a character not found anywhere else. This one is Carrie Moore, born in Geelong and became a musical comedy star, performing in Melbourne & London. Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Part of the historic waterwheel at Cape Leeuwin near Augusta, Western Australia. Photographed November 2011 - © 2011 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

    Part of the historic waterwheel at Cape Leeuwin near Augusta, Western Australia. Photographed November 2011 - © 2011 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

  • 25/366 Indian Ocean at Cape Leeuwin, Augusta, Western Australia. This is close to the exact spot where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean. Photographed January 2012 - © Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

    25/366 Indian Ocean at Cape Leeuwin, Augusta, Western Australia. This is close to the exact spot where the Indian Ocean meets the Southern Ocean. Photographed January 2012 - © Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Twelve Apostles in Port Campbell National Park, along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

    Twelve Apostles in Port Campbell National Park, along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. Photographed February 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved

  • Quintel Beach at Lockhart River, Cape York Peninsular Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    Quintel Beach at Lockhart River, Cape York Peninsular Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • Coral Sea

    Coral Sea

    Looking over the Coral Sea at Archer Point near Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Archer Point

    Archer Point

    Looking over the Coral Sea at Archer Point near Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Archer Point

    Archer Point

    Looking over the Coral Sea at Archer Point near Cooktown, Queensland, Australia Photographed October 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Rocky Islet

    Rocky Islet

    Looking over the Coral Sea at Archer Point near Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Rocky Islet Lighthouse

    Rocky Islet Lighthouse

    The Rocky Islet Lighthouse over the Coral Sea from Archer Point near Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Archer Point

    Archer Point

    Brown Falcon keeping watch at the beach, Archer Point near Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Rocky Islet

    Rocky Islet

    Looking over the Coral Sea at Archer Point near Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. Photographed October 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Sand Art

    Sand Art

    Sand art on the beach at low tide, etching made by some little unseen critter at Quintel Beach on Lloyd Bay, Lockhart, Cape York; Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Old Wharf Remnants

    Old Wharf Remnants

    The remains of the old wharf at Portland Roads, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • After the Storm

    After the Storm

    Erosion after stormy weather at Chili Beach, near Portland Roads, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. The coconut palms have practically been uprooted. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Erosion at Chili Beach

    Erosion at Chili Beach

    Sand erosion after stormy weather at Chili Beach, near Portland Roads, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Thongs at Chili Beach

    Thongs at Chili Beach

    It would be difficult to find your way at Chili Beach without directional thongs, near Portland Roads, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Chili Beach

    Chili Beach

    Rain and more rain at Chili Beach, near Portland Roads, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Chili Beach

    Chili Beach

    Chili Beach on a cold windy day after stormy weather, near Portland Roads, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Quintel Beach

    Quintel Beach

    Beachcomber at Quintel Beach on Lloyd Bay, Lockhart, Cape York; Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2013 - © 2013 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Quintel Beach

    Quintel Beach

    Boulders on Quintel Beach, Lockhart River, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • Boulders at Quintel Beach

    Boulders at Quintel Beach

    Quintel Beach, on Lloyd Bay, Lockhart, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed July 2010 - © 2010 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.

  • 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 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

  • We added a stone to this cairn which stands right at the top of the mount on our hike to The Tip, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.

    We added a stone to this cairn which stands right at the top of the mount on our hike to The Tip, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.

  • Finally we arrived. The Australian flag flies at Pajinka, The Tip of Cape York Peninsula. 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 Cape York Peninsula. 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

  • End of day - quiet and peaceful ! Frangipani Beach at Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    End of day - quiet and peaceful ! Frangipani Beach at Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • No blue water or skies today only dull clouds and rain. These are Stilt-rooted Mangroves on Frangipani Beach, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    No blue water or skies today only dull clouds and rain. These are Stilt-rooted Mangroves on Frangipani Beach, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • Native Canoe lies on the beach at Punsand Bay at Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    Native Canoe lies on the beach at Punsand Bay at Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • 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 Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    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 Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • Looking over towards Possession Island (Bedanug or Bedhan Lag) from Roonga Point, Cape York Peninsula, 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 Roonga Point, Cape York Peninsula, 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

  • 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 Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    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 Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

  • Captain Billy Landing, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

    Captain Billy Landing, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photographed June 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography

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