Even though the kids woke up early no one was in a rush to get out of bed. We all had a lie in and then a very long drawn out breakfast before heading into Mossman to do school work at the library. We dropped off some washing at the launderette on the way and I kept ducking out to check the dryer - a nice break from the books!! We called in to Woolworths on the way home and stocked up with meals that we could cook over a fire pit in Cooktown tomorrow then he...

Jonny woke up around 630 am and needed the toilet so got Nick out of bed. The two of them decided to walk the beach instead of going back to bed and Anna and Katharine joined them so Matty was able to sleep on until 730 am - a first for him!! The outdoor area was all wet when I eventually got up and apparently our water hose had come loose around 430 am and woken our neighbours who had got up and turned off our tap. Nick and I had slept through everything!! ...

There was no reason to get up too early today as the drive North was under two hours so we had a proper breakfast and a slow pack up and were still on the road just after 9 am. Wonga Beach was only 90 odd kms away but the drive was slow and winding with road works everywhere. At least it was a pretty drive as it followed the coast most of the way. We reached Wonga just after 11 am. We had pre booked a camp site and had been warned that the only site availab...