We decide to visit Cooktown, but not  take the van with us as we were planning to return via the Bloomfield track on the coast and as it worked out was the best idea we had. So we left Mareeba about lunch time and headed straight up the highway to Cooktown, the road is good for those wanting to tow about the only issue you will have to keep an eye out for the narrow bridges as they are narrow. The road has a few climbs up hills but if you are setup well you should be fine, the only other thing to keep an eye on is the cattle  roam out close to road and we even saw a few Roo's about as the grass in very brown and dead as they have not had the rain this year. 

We stopped at the pub for lunch, its an older pub with all the strange things hanging off the walls and not what you would call new, but people are friendly and food was good. I did spot my step father is his place under the bar after one or two many beers.

As you climb up one of the hills we came across this lookout and as most men understand, those girls do need to pee a lot, so it was a welcome  stop on a few levels, the view was stunning but dry in all ways you look . It makes you understand how hard life out here would be without this great piece of road heading north, about all you have to watch out for cattle on the road as they are all around the place.

​You will also come across black mountain as you get closer to Cooktown, there is room for you park the van and look at it, they look like someone just stacked the rocks up in a pile.

We drove into Cooktown late afternoon and as it is a one street town, meaning  most shops etc. are on the main street. Most of the building are older and have been looked after well, and the street is wide and all downhill.

​All the Cook items are down the street in the park which over looks the water way that is the main feature of town.

The main Park

The fresh water supply tank in the early days

For Captain Cook

They have all that is cook in this town and I would say the thing that keeps the town going as a lot of people around checking out the items in the park and at the museum around the corner 

The two days we were in town was a warm day and we did notic that the mango trees are full and flower are everywhere, best we saw closer to Cairns the mango tree were about to flower so the weather here has got the trees going strong.

• Not much one can say with this photos the place is so beautiful and keep very clean 

BLOOMFIELD TRACK

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We  decide to drive back to Mareeba via the Bloomfield Track and had heard it was a wild drive but due to the lack of rain in past months the track was more about holes and rough driving on a dusty road even the creek crossing were not about, we did drive over one small pond on the road and lucky to pass others at the wide sections of the road. the bush was great and the views that you could see due to the overgrown trees blocking most views down onto he beach and you could not stop and park up due to the narrow road, but we are happy to have taken the effort to drive down the road or track, the drive though the rainforest section closer to Daintree was great and was able to stop and find a couple of bouncing rocks on the beach which bounced all over the place.
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The coastal drive to Wujal Wujal on the Bloomfield River and beyond is an unforgettable experience, full of spectacular views, creek crossings, secluded beaches, a rainforest archway, majestic plants, unexpected wildlife and history.
The Bloomfield Track is one of the most scenic short 4WD drives in Queensland and a must-do for 4WD travellers
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