Cape York–Jardine River & Seisia–4 August 2011

We left Elliot Falls and rejoined the Bypass Track and continuing to travel North we crossed the Jardine River on a ferry.

Seisia was recommended to us by campers down the track as a good base to explore the tip. It has a nice Caravan Park and is near the tip of Australia.
Seisia is an Islander community meaning that Torres Strait Islanders have settled here. Torres Strait is part of Australia but the ethnic grouping of the straits people is Melanesian.

We had a lovely site under a tree, with good facilities,  a kiosk where one can get meals and the very good Seisia Supermarket nearby.  The beach is beautiful and although you can't swim it is lovely to sit on the sand and watch the sunset.

Seisia is supplied by boat from Cairns twice a week. It is a popular pastime here to watch the boat loading and unloading. If your car breaks down irrevocably, beyond the mechanical skills of Top End motors, it can be shipped back to Cairns to be repaired and you can go home by boat too. We saw quite a few 4WD's going home on flat bed trucks so this is an alternate option.