robstephaustralia: black mountain - was a huge granite face like halfdome - but crumbled over the years
robstephaustralia: doesnt look like granite - because of the high rainfall lichens cover the boulders
robstephaustralia: many legends concern people escaping - and dissappearing into the mountan - BTW these ferns grow here without soil!
robstephaustralia: my ( VERY TIRED) salute to capn' cook whos ship the Endeavor crashed off the reef here ong ago
robstephaustralia: Steph also very tired - we were about to take a 3 hr nap under a mango tree in the town square
robstephaustralia: looks like a nice place to live
robstephaustralia: I LOVE THIS BOAT
robstephaustralia: Boatlaunch - for Tyler
robstephaustralia: the random friendly dog that woke us from the nap
robstephaustralia: Bye dog!
robstephaustralia: it's hard to see - but this is a 200 lb grouper being pulled in.
robstephaustralia: steph and the endeavor river
robstephaustralia: 2nd dumbest sign in australia
robstephaustralia: The wallaby we ate for dinner
robstephaustralia: Ready to move to Cooktowne? I am!
robstephaustralia: Cooktown statue at sunset
robstephaustralia: cooktown sunset
robstephaustralia: a lil less detail in the clouds - and more in the ships.
robstephaustralia: nicely framed sunset. I took 100 shots here. I'm REALLY ready to be back. I want to live in the lil 5000 person farthest north town in AU of cook
robstephaustralia: me and the moth I rescued
robstephaustralia: Best.Sign.Ever
robstephaustralia: burned bush
robstephaustralia: no dogs in the beer garden ( @ palmer R. roadhouse )
robstephaustralia: my akubra will ook like that by next year
robstephaustralia: Locally found gold nuggets
robstephaustralia: FIRST time I ever saw that in AU - and in the middle of Bloody nowhere too!
robstephaustralia: WOW RAIN!
robstephaustralia: ok no more rain
robstephaustralia: scenery is fascination
robstephaustralia: great roads