Up the Bloomfield Track

Woke to a very wet morning!

Had a good sleep last night, which was sometimes interrupted by noises on the river.  Left the village at about fifteen minutes to nine, in the rain and heavy mist. Temperature: 21.2oC.

 Before crossing the Daintree River, we did our usual quick driving tour of the area, drove a little way along the Upper Daintree Road, then purchased a one way ticket for the car ferry to take us to the other side of the river.

The Bloomfield Track is an adventurous four wheel drive road that takes the coast route up to Cooktown.  We drove to Cape Tribulation along the Cape Tribulation Road and then followed the Bloomfield Track.  Some sections, like the one above where quite scary, and were under repair or construction.  A number of really steep climbs along the Bloomfield Track are surfaced with concrete to improve traction.

Weary Bay, close by our camp for the night, in Ayton at Haley's Cabin and Camping.


There is a lot to see along this section of the coast.  Unfortunately, the weather did not lend itself to sightseeing, especially the sort we wanted to do.  A lot of tracks, along creeks and in dense rainforest were far from inviting in the rainy weather we experienced and sadly, we did not stop at many places we normally would have if the weather was dry.
Alexander Lookout is a must do, in the Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation Section.  Here we had great views to the ocean and we could see Snapper Island and Low Isles as well as many other landmarks.  The weather at this stage, although cold and wet, was still clear enough to make the stop worthwhile.
Next stop was the Daintree Discovery Centre.  This was a somewhat disappointing experience for us.  Perhaps the weather had something to do with the fact that we saw almost no wildlife except for one butterfly.  When we were having coffee, after having exited the centre, we spotted one bird.
Then we found Myall's Beach to be too crowded for our liking.  It was raining heavily so we moved on.
More rain at Cape Tribulation meant a wet walk to the lookout and the beach.
After driving through Wajul Wajul, an Aboriginal Community we came across Haley's Cabins and Camping at a little place called Ayton.  We anticipated rain so booked a cute little cottage for the night and Honey Pie prepared dinner in what I consider to be the best camp kitchen we've come across since leaving home in April.
I was feeling exhausted when we arrived at Haley's,so had a much needed nap before a light tea of pumpkin soup with toast.
In some ways, a disappointing day as we haven't really seen as much as we would like of this beautiful area.