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- 10 sept 2015, 14:32
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitud: 11 m
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Strait Island Region York Island -10.688831, 142.53042110°41’20” S 142°31’50” E
Día 5
Northermost tip of Australia
10 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Big day of travel today - went down to Cape York on the 12m Steber (or CRV). I am still on the boat heading back, but I managed to set a footprint right on the very northernmost tip of Australia. Another sunny if breezy day, we intercepted a few yachts and I asked the people onboard questions about their yacht, who they were and where they had come from. We had a barbeque for lunch and now we are on our way back to Thursday Island. Quite a few tourists at Cape York and I saw a few sea turtles in the water on the way. Apparently its mating season for the turtles and they stay close to the surface. All in all its been another top day! Love you all.Leer más
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- 11 sept 2015, 11:48
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitud: 22 m
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Thursday Island -10.575875, 142.21686510°34’33” S 142°13’1” E
Día 6
Thursday Island Cemetary
11 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Another quiet office day so far after yesterdays marine patrol, a little bit of cleaning and a trip to the tip. But I stopped by the cemetery on the way back to the office. It was interesting because it had many Shinto graves of Japanese pearl divers, many descendents still live in the Strait. The first photo is a monument that was built to commemorate the divers, the second are some of the graves. Pearling was one of the major economic industries in the Torres Strait in the early part of the 1900s up to the seventies.Leer más
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- 12 sept 2015, 17:18
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitud: 24 m
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Thursday Island -10.583268, 142.21723310°34’60” S 142°13’2” E
Día 7
Around Town
12 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Lazy day today! I am on restriction for the weekend however, so no drinking and partying for me 😊 I had a job at lunchtime, another medevac at the hospital. A young woman from a tribal village in PNG was evacuated from Saibai Island (look it up kids) and gave birth to a little girl, so we had to check her bona fides and that of the person who escorted her.
There is a picture below as well of the unit I am staying at. Plus I had dinner tonight at one of the houses of one of the staff, and they have a great view looking out over Thursday Island. Love you all heaps!Leer más
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- 13 sept 2015, 11:19
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitud: 18 m
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Thursday Island Milman Hill -10.575188, 142.23275210°34’31” S 142°13’58” E
Día 8
Lions Lookout
13 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
I am on a little bushwalk this morning along a fire trail to a lookout. The view looking out over the Strait to Wednesday and Horn island is just spectacular. We have actually had the occasional shower or two this weekend but it is still sunny and warm and definitely windy, I am loving this weather. My new ipod shuffle is getting a workout as you can see, thank you all for the wonderful fathers day gift. I took some video, but i can't upload it so I just took some normal shots, plus a selfie. Hopefully you are having a great weekend too, love you all!Leer más
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- 13 sept 2015, 12:06
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitud: 15 m
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Thursday Island Milman Hill -10.578458, 142.23080610°34’42” S 142°13’51” E
Día 8
Sadies Beach
13 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Not really much of a beach, just a shoreside picnic spot.
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- 14 sept 2015, 12:30
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitud: Nivel del mar
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Wasaga Wilkie Bank -10.590241, 142.24275110°35’25” S 142°14’34” E
Día 9
Another Airport day...
14 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
... and everything that can go wrong, has gone wrong. It's a really long story, but we are soldiering on. I am putting up a few more photos from yesterday, including from around TI itself. Including the 'thong tree' just down from the FIFO house. Only three more days after this one before I am flying home!Leer más
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- 15 sept 2015, 19:24
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitud: 13 m
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Thursday Island Thursday Island Harbour -10.583653, 142.22101310°35’1” S 142°13’16” E
Día 10
Warbirds and a big new boat...
15 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
0530 start today - there were four planes all clearing out at 0700 and we had to take the 0610 ferry to Horn Island. It was a beautiful morning, and the noise when the big fighter took off was awesome, just like the WWII movies with the fighter planes roaring overhead. Then we managed to get the battery installed back into the van, and we were back at the office at lunchtime. One of the new Cape class Border Force vessels arrived, and we got a tour. They are a vast improvement on our old boats. Got an early mark so did some washing and had fish and veg for dinner. Normal start time tomorrow and we will be doing a patrol on the Stabicraft for most of the day. Enjoy the pics, lots of love ❤!Leer más
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- 17 sept 2015, 7:18
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitud: Nivel del mar
- Torres Strait -10.746386, 142.14450110°44’47” S 142°8’40” E
Día 12
Boat patrol and no power!
17 de septiembre de 2015 ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Boat trip around Prince of Wales island yesterday, and when we got back the the power was out! It came back on yesterday evening. Looking forward to getting home tomorrow!
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- 17 sept 2015, 17:11
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitud: 20 m
- Australia State of Queensland Torres Thursday Island Thursday Island Harbour -10.584685, 142.22145110°35’5” S 142°13’17” E
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Día 12
The planes are back!
17 de septiembre de 2015, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Better pictures of the fighters this time as they came back from PNG. We also spent some time at the Detained Persons facility on Horn Island. This is where they take people without visas like Indonesian fisherman and New Guineans who arrive without appropriate visas. Here they are kept until they are deemed 'fit to fly' - mostly for medical reasons as they can have diseases like dengue fever and tuberculosis. They have one heck of a medical room here, even a chest x-ray machine.
And tomorrow I am coming home!Leer más
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