Thursday Island

Jeff and Kath take us all across to Seisa, where we catch the ferry across to Thursday Island. Thursday Island, usually known as "TI" or Waiben, its traditional name is the administrative and commercial centre of the Torres Strait Islands.

TI is 39km north of Cape York and has an area of about 3.5 km square and an estimated population of 3500.

From the ferry we hop onto the Peddells Bus Tour around the Island, we toured the Green Hill Fort, built in 1891 -1893 which contained both WW11 and pearling exhibitions, onto the cemetery and through the town.

After the tour some of our group went across to Horn Island, while the rest of us explored the island on foot, did some shopping and then had lunch at the pub.

We got back to camp for a wonderful roast dinner.