Our first visitor to Lockhart River.

At the end of May our friends from Daintree, Trish and Andrew came to visit. We had an exciting weekend out exploring the local area and birdwatching.

Afternoon walk, beachcombing on Quintell Beach.

Fishing trawler off the beach at Portland Road.

Low tide at Chilli Beach

Ron and Trish birdwatching on Chilli Beach

Some of the very large trees in Iron Range National Park

Starfish found on Quintell Beach at a very low tide.

A feral pig encountered on a walk on Old Coen Rd.

Iron Range has many butterfies, not sure what this one is?

Whilst beachcombing at Portland Road Ron and Andrew found some war relics near where the wartime wharf was located.

Condor B24 LIberator (picture from IronRange Air Base carved in the Jungle 1942-1945 by Micheal Musumeci)

 On 15 December 1942 a B24 Liberator (4123824) had a forced landing after returning from a mission having run out of fuel, it was ditched on Qunitel Beach Lockhart River. Above is the Condor with one whell apparently collapsed and slowly going under water as the tide is coming in.

Wheel wing strut.

Wing part

Wing part

 All that is remaining of the B24 Liberator ditched on Quintel Beach Dec 1942. The chrome on the wheel strut is still in excellent condition. The aluminium and rivets on the wing part are also in good condition after 69 years.

Quintel Beach at a very low tide. The wreck is exposed further down this beach.