Day 221 – 25th September 2011
Cullen Point Campsite, Mapoon, QLD
We left early this morning to drive to Weipa, again a long drive but luckily the closer we got to Weipa the better the road became. Along the way we had a short stop at Archer River Roadhouse where a memorial is dedicated to Toots, a tough-talking female trucky and a Cape York legend. At Weipa we had a look at the wharf and coastline at Evan's Landing and drove past Lake Patricia and Lake McLeod before arriving at Nanum where the caravan park, acting as the local visitor information centre, is. We got a permit to camp at Mapoon so after a quick lunch at Rocky Point, we continued on. Leaving Weipa we had to cross 2 one-lane bridges where we had to give way to oncoming traffic (where we thought is was very difficult to see if a car was coming towards us or moving away if they didn’t have their lights on). At Mapoon we went for a stroll looking for that beautiful white sanded beach we were told about, but didn't see. Not too impressed with the scenery here but happy there was a cold shower so we could freshen up a bit.
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