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| Sunset on Horn Island |
In August 2008 a tour of Far North Queensland commenced with a flight from Cairns to Horn Island in the Torres Strait.
A bus tour of the island visited a number of World War II sites as the history of the island as a base for the RAAF and American troops was described.
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| World War II site |
Accommodation was at the Gateway Torres Strait Resort providing basic accommodation. Part of the property was the Torres Strait Heritage Museum and Art Gallery with displays relating to the island during World War II and Pearling as well as examples of local art.
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| Heritage Museum at The Gateway |
From the Gateway there is a short walk to the jetty. On one occasion we were passed by a hearse which may have carried a coffin or may have been taking passengers to meet the ferry from Thursday Island. The hearse did pick up passengers when it left the jetty.
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| View from the jetty |
The jetty is a good place to watch the sunset and is also a popular fishing spot. Waiting for the ferry the next morning we watched an accountant catch a fish while which he put in a bucket to take to work. The fish was to be his dinner that night when he returned to Horn Island.
A memory of Horn Island was the strong wind which is usual at that time of the year in the Torres Strait. Thursday Island has a series of wind turbines to harvest the wind.
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| Thursday Island |
A short ferry trip took us to Thursday Island where we had a quick tour of the town in a bus before exploring on foot. A bus tour of the island included a visit to the Green Hill Fort built to protect the coast of Australia from Russia in the 1880s and Historical Museum.
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| Green Hill Fort |
After exploring the town we took the ferry to the mainland.
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| Thursday Island |
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