Now we have reached Cooktown – probably the furthest north we could come at this time as the wet season is approaching and you have to cross several rivers (which could be up to 2m deep) to go up Cape York Peninsula. We visited the Botanic Garden, walked to the Finch Beach, had a look at the wharf and Endeavour River. They've created a little historic walk to learn more about Captain Cook's influence and what happened to him when he was stranded. And we're getting into music – the second city which has some kind o
f musical instrument for public use. Here it's a musical ship (I guess it should resemble the Endeavour). Of course we had a go – there was a drum, a xylophone, something similar to an organ. Unfortunately I couldn't remember any notes of any songs otherwise we could have played a song as the instruments were tuned.
Then we drove up the hill to the lighthouse and had a beautiful view along the coastline and across the Endeavour River – let see how this place look at sunrise or sunset.
We also booked a tour for some Aborigines Rock Painting. The tour was around 40km out of town and done by a local Aborigine. We did the Rainbow Serpent tour which meant walking for 4h. The guy showed us several bush tucker, explained how to get soap in the bush and natural band-aid. The rock painting were about the sp
ritual and practical things in life – like giving birth, being a teacher, using a boomerang, getting to know the wild life.
Last but not least we relaxed in Cooktown – the Big4 caravan parks promoted camping and offered a free nights stay so we couldn’t say no.
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