Soldier Crabs and Beach Stone-curlews

While exploring Hinchinbrook Island’s east coast beaches during our backpacking adventure on the Thorsborne Trail, Vilis and I were fascinated by intriguing collections of small balls arranged i...

Thorsborne Trail Recap

If I had to choose one word to describe backpacking in the Wet Tropics, it would be sweaty. Perspiration poured off Vilis and me when we bushwalked the 32-kilometre Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Is...

Thorsborne Trail: Nina Bay to Ramsay Bay, Hinchinbrook Island

Breaking camp at Nina Bay an hour after sunrise, Vilis and I retraced the path we’d hiked yesterday to reach the trail to Nina Peak. Once again, we walked alongside mangroves bordering the creek...

Thorsborne Trail: Little Ramsay Bay to Nina Bay and Nina Peak, Hinchinbrook Island

Early morning sun created exquisite reflections in Little Ramsay Bay’s lagoon, enticing Vilis and me in for a quick, refreshing dip before our hot porridge breakfast. After the meal, we broke ca...