Cape York - Day 12, Jardine River to Loyalty Beach 27/06/2018

Grey skies again this morning and we managed to pack up in time to beat the rain, from here we back tracked a little to the bypass track at Nolan's then headed west until we met the main road. Before we knew it we were back at the Jardine River and on the ferry across to the other side.

We stopped in Bamaga to restock with some groceries before we made our way to the Loyalty Beach Campground. After checking in and getting the lay of the land from the staff we set up camp and settled in for the afternoon. We had originally planned to do the 3 Island tour of Thursday, Friday and Horn Islands but that trip was a bit too expensive for us so we settled in for a day trip to Thursday Island (TI) that included a bus tour .

After sorting out tomorrows activity we booked ourselves into dinner that night and then relaxed in camp for the arvo. Dinner was great and we all enjoyed fresh Mackerel and Chips while looking out over the stunning view of the Islands offshore as the sunset.

Distance travelled = 92kms
























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