Cooktown..the last fronteer..have a laugh

Port of Cooktown quite pretty really and exactly how I expected it...

Robert and tinker in Cooktown

Cooktown

Dressed like two escapees from Hawaii we went to discover this northernmost full of history town on the east coast of Australia.The town of Captain Cooks arrival first sight of kangaroo and the last fronteer of cyvilisation before Darwin. A place worth a visit. Essentially it is one main wide clean street with some beautiful buildings and some quite unique ones. Lovely surprise.

Main street

Main street

Where else would you find this?

Always a great Australian welcome!

Oh well-there is always a renovators delight anywhere we go...

Yes this is 2010

Definitely a very tropical look

Zorro the dog with his fav toy guarding the entrance of the museum

The first drawing of kangaroo

This is the fun pub in town and the first one we believe

A classic two individual characters in Cooktown drinking white wine One reading Cairns Times and in the background Italian restaurant with Thai cuisine...LOL

Must have shoes to get a drink...

What credit...

Work ethic is a must

And there is hope for ugly people...just drink

Now that is the sequence...buy a drink...coverit so flys don't get it...buy a $1 ticket...have drink...buy another ticket...LOL

You need to read this one

The equivalent to Keno I guess

 We started our whole day discovery at the cemetery which is a record of the days gone by. We got a lift from a wonderful lady with her 1 yo granddaughter who in a very relaxed manner sat on the front seat without a seat belt.The cemetery was a very interesting place with some very old graves and Chinese section as well. Walking down the street it is easy to see how everything looks quite tropical.Total change from the last destination.We visited the local pub which was delightfully surprising funny enlightening and full of history of a different kind and colorful characters.Lots of fun money can't buy!Captain Cooks museum is an impressive building which used to be a school for girls. Well designed and offered so much information. We even made it to the botanical gardens where Tinker had a distinct feeling of walking in the crocodile country-which it is.Let's say she would rather walk on fire.David and his dad Jeff from "Camp David" visited.Thank you it was so nice to see your friendly faces. All in all another great day. We will be out of touch for the next 3-5 days due to no reception at Lizard Island our next stop.