Day 18 Wednesday 8th June

Somerset, 5 beach 4WD , Punsand Bay Pizza and Origin 

Explored another part of Cape York today, the upper eastern side of the Tip including Somerset and the 5 beaches 4WD track.

Somerset has European history dating back to the 1860's. Pretty horrid things happened with the indigenous.  
The rugged coastline sure was windswept. Headlands covered with pandanus palms and lots of beach trash again. Plastic plastic and more plastic 😒 Lots of left thongs 
Afternoon spent by the pool and savouring the Punsand Bay wood-fired pizzas. 
Hannah and Ruby needed an early night so the boys stayed up at the bar for State of Origin and I got to have a peaceful tent to read my book.  

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