Cape York - Bramwell Junction, Eliot Falls–3 August 2011

We took the bypass track past Bramwell Junction, where the Telegraph Track and the Bypass Track diverge.  Bramwell Junction is immaculately clean and sells ice creams, pies and cool drinks. We found a lovely spot for lunch in the Heathlands National Park.

Just below Eliot Falls the Bypass track and the Telegraph Track intersect again, and we took the Telegraph Track into Eliot Falls.  Having navigated the water crossing and the Telegraph Track, John was a little too relaxed on the camping ground loop road and did not realize the turn was made too tight for our van, so that a branch took out the external light – fortunately we rarely use the one on the driver side and it did not damage the van.  The loop road in the camp ground is badly designed, as on the way out even with careful positioning [courtesy of Trish with the UHF radio], the van only made it through when Trish and some fellow campers held trees back from the van while John squeezed through.

We spent the night at Elliot Falls.  The park is not well maintained, unlike those in Western Australia, the promised showers don’t exist and the composting toilets were not functioning properly.

The falls themselves offer great swimming.  We watched some campers jump into Eliot Falls and sat and watched the water at twin falls.  The best swimming is at the Saucepan.

Trish used parts of the Saucepan Falls as a spa bath, for her early morning dip before we departed.