Cooktown

Mount Molloy

Terrific free camp. There must have been about 50 odd vans, mobile homes campers and tents set up. They provide toilets and a cold shower for a gold coin donation. Met some very interesting people coming and going from and to cooktown. Up on the tablelands it is quite cold at night and we got some rain. Some folks stay for long periods, one van had been there for over 6 weeks.

Cooktown.
The drive down from the tablelands is fascinating. The landscape keeps changing as you go down. The top is bushland with grasses and Euclayptus, typical Australian bushland. At one place I would have sworn we were out around Mt isa as it was very dry and sparse. You soon know when you get close as we are back in tropical rainforrest.

Cooktown ~ love it! spent most of the day looking around the town. Surprising the prices are very reasonable, compared to the rest of the country, I don't know if they are subsidised but they are very camparative. Great little Italian restaurant last night, good tucka, terrific spagetti and yummy seafood risotto! anyone would think they were wogs! yummo!!

Had a nice night at the RSL tonight, Roast Pork & lots a veges, Real home cooked meal!...$25 bucks for 2. Even picked up 30 odd bucks on the Pokies. Sad to see our most vulnerable people, all indigenous, sitting at the pokies for hours on end, today is Wednesday ~ pension day.

Bit windy tonight, hope the annexe is still standing in the morning!.....