Just thought I'd share some photos of the trek I did a couple of weeks ago when over in Queensland.
Hinchinbrook Island is Australia's largest island national park covering 39,900 hectares and falls within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. It's part of the continent separated from the mainland by rising sea levels.
The island's protected from overuse by an access permit system which allows only a maximum of 40 people on it at any one time, and a maximum number of 6 in a group.
There's a rough but marked trail running along the eastern side of the island for 32 kilometres called the Thorsborne Trail. This is usually done in 4 days with part of the first and last days being taken up with getting to and from the island.
There are designated campgrounds with pit toilets, water is obtained from running streams.
Use of the park is subject to "minimal impact bushwalking" and "no-trace camping" principles. No open fires are permitted but small portable liquid or gas fuelled camping stoves are allowed. There's no rubbish bins on the island and all rubbish must be carried out.
The first photo shows the start at the southern end of the island, George Point.
Photo 01
Trekking Hinchinbrook Island
Aloha Tropic,
Thank you so much for taking us along with you on your trek - the pictures are wonderful! I thought that some of the shots look very much like the coast and mountains here in some parts of Hawaii.
Is the flower in pic 24 an orchid of some type? - it sure is beautiful.
Very glad you only saw the croc tracks and not come face to face with the croc itself! Would they be what you call "Salties" in that area?
I always enjoy your treks, thanks for posting.
Jenn
Beautiful island and pictures, thanks for taking us along. It looks like you get quite high tides. Also, what were the temps like?
Looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing.
Tina
Hinchinbrook Island is a bit closer to the equator than your Big Island (Hawaii). But it sits right close to the mainland so has weather influences from that. It was very late in the dry season and the temperatures would have been in the mid to high 20's (celcius). There's only the "salties" (crocs) there since they live in fresh and salt water. Photos 23 and 24 are the same plant - Golden Orchid, Dendrobium discolor. I love trekking, only wish I had the time (and money) to do it more often.
Beautiful! "Salties" = scary to me. High 20's = perfect weather. Beautiful trek, someday I'd love to visit your continent.