To the Tip

 Out from Bamaga we again headed north towards Pajinka and the tip of Cape York.

We called in to see the remains of the ill fated settlement of Sommerset. It faced fierce opposition from the local people and failed to gain promised support from the government so the plantations of coconut and other fruit have now been resumed by the rain forest with only a few graves to mark the spot.

We continued to the tip and arrived at low tide so we could take the easier path along the shoreline.  Unfortunately. the heavens opened and we were pelted with rain.  Luckily it was reasonably warm.

While it was a bit of a scramble, we did make it to the Tip.

Having done so, the next task was to scramble back to the bus over the rocks as the tide was coming in.

The return climb meant we could see the Torres Straight Islands (where we were going next) and the warm winds dried us out before we had to get back on the bus.