Bramwell Junction to Virillya Point 14-9-12

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL.

We heard dingos calling last night, very eerie.

The tent was wet through this morning from condensation, absolutely dripping inside.  We had to pack it up as was, but with this heat it will dry out in no time once re-erected.

We encountered some very dusty road trains today.  One was dragging 2 very large tyres, you can imagine the dust they were kicking up.  The picture on the right is inside a dust cloud created by a road train.

We called into Captain Billy’s landing on the way.  This is a lovely spot on the East Coast. Captain Billy’s Landing is located 96.11kms SouthEast of Bamaga and 138.77kms North of Lockhart River.It is 27 kilometres from the main road along a reasonably good track which meanders towards the coast through some very nice rain forest.  Apparently this is an extremely windy spot.  Tony spotted a coconut and decided to open it.  Whew!!!!!! what a stink, rotten of course.  He got it all over him, but, of course was able to wash his clothes in the sea.

Back to the main road and then off to Fruit Bat Falls for a very cooling dip/wash and a deep body massage from the falls.   Spectacular set of falls.    A quick lunch, then off to Elliot Falls and Twin Falls.   The entry road is part of the Old Telegraph Track which included a water crossing at least a metre deep with steep entry/exits.  These falls are not as spectacular as Fruit Bat Falls, but just as refreshing.

Back to the main road, the onto Virillya Point some 60 klm away.  The last 30klm was one of the most corrugated roads we had encountered – taking about 1 hour to do.  We encountered a very basic log bridge straddling a creek, with an immediate hard right twisting turn up a very steep incline.  Hearts were in mouths as we went through, though we found a caravan and a number of camper-trailers at Virillya Beach.   Do not know how they got in or out!!!

Virrillya beach has piles of rubbish along the high tide line, all washed in from the Gulf, much of it from Indonesian fishing boats.

Arrived at V. Beach later than expected we drove up and down the beach looking for a suitable camp site - the majority of sites taken. Finally found one overlooking the beach that had some shade and settled in.