Hopevale
is a beautiful area just north of Cooktown.
It is all Aboriginal land,
which apart from the community itself also covers some beautiful sand
dunes, mountains, coastal headlands and beaches.
Originally a mission at
the beautiful Elim Beach, the community has
been evacuated and re-established, and finally moved 20km inland to its
current location.
In the community, there is a church,
... an Art Centre,
... and a library.
But if you drive out in the other end,
... you come to a beautiful
heathland,
... with white silica sand dunes
all around you.
It's a bit of a hilly
country
with a few ups and downs before it finally descends as it reaches the
ocean.
Coloured
Sands
As the
road comes to the beach, you can turn
left to Coloured Sands, or right to Elim Beach.
You can drive to the
Coloured Sands along
the beach.
They are much more amazing from close-by.
Elim
Beach
And you
can
even climb up
for some good
views.
If you turn towards Elim it is
a short drive, and once you get to the beach it is beautiful.
And if you continue to the
actual cape, there are some fun
tracks and
beautiful views from high
up over the ocean. You can see them from the distance
as soon as you get to the beach.
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should take, how to get
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around, where
to stay (general info), what
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This complete 300 pages
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background chapters on the peninsula's history and wildlife; and the comprehensive detail about all the places (down to prices, opening hours and full contact detail), it has invaluable information on at least 10 four wheel drive tracks, at least 30 guaranteed FREE camping spots on the Cape (and at least 150 on your way to the Cape), at least 40 best swimming holes, all mapped; as well as practical things - from fuel, roads, wireless internet and mobile phone reception, how to deal with the national parks booking rules; and Aboriginal land entrance and camping permits and alcohol restrictions - to vehicle preparation and accessories and necessary recovery gear by my partner Mark who is the recovery guy on northern Cape York and the Old Telegraph Track). Not to mention locals' tips on how to spot that croc and palm cockatoo ;-)
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