Cape York - Day 15, Punsand Bay 30/06/2018

Today was another no travel day and we literally lazed around camp, explored the beach and swam in the pool. After dinner we took the kids up to the pool area so they could join the other kids and watch a movie on the big screen. Punsand Bay has great facilities and is awesome for the kids but Anna and I prefer Loyalty Beach where its a little more laid back, not so crowed and more our style.

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