We finally left Cape Tribulation after a fun day of snorkelling. We took the 4WD track up north to Cooktown. The road is very rough- corrigated mud all the way, though deep water creeks and 45 degree inclines. I drove this stretch and it was good fun if a little scary. It’s funny, at home you think about 4WDs being vehicles for jumped up posh housewifes. Here they are an essential part of life. It took us about three hours to get up to Cooktown, a non-descript ex gold mining town made famous for Captain Cook’s boat getting caught on the reef. It reminded me of a deserted wild west town. I probably would have thought the trip was a waste of time had it not been for the amazing free campsite we stayed at on the beach at a place called Archers Point, just outside of Cooktown. This place was amazing…secluded and beautiful with crystal clear waters. We saw stingray and mangroves and thousands of what I think are ghost crabs, all running down to the water at the same time. The pictures show these funny blue crabs. The sand balls next to them have been made by the crabs. They roll the sand up in their legs. There are billians of balls on the beach and several million crabs living under the sand. The other picture shows a bunch of them just after they jumped into the water. The big crab may not be that clear because it is under water. It was funny though. It kept trying to attack Jack’s spear. The attached picture shows the crab with it’s pincers in the attack position. If you click on the pics you get a better image.