On our way out of Aurukun, we drove past Lauren and Michael
who were holding hands, skipping along the road for their first day of school.
They’re going to be a big hit with the community!
Vit and I started the return journey to Cairns, which
according to Google Maps is only a 16-hour journey, but we had a few stops to
make first.
We made it to Lockhart River by early afternoon and caught
up with Jim, Matt and Adam. The boys were already well into the swing of
things, meetings here and there, sorting things out. I think they’ll also be a
big hit with the community. Here's a peek of their new home which is conveniently also their office:
Matt and Adam are both coffee aficionados so imagine their
excitement when they heard there was a coffee machine at Lockhart Airport! It
was actually at Iron Range Cabins next to the airport (a project which Jawun
secondees helped to scope out) and we all felt so chic having a coffee from a
machine – imagine!
If you ever find yourself in Lockhart River (!) I encourage
you to stay at the Iron Range Cabins … they’re lovely. The surrounding area
itself is really beautiful, with incredibly green bushland, and Chilli Beach is
meant to be awesome (but I didn’t go there, I’m working you see).
The boys seemed to have everything under control, so we
left and headed on to Coen so there wouldn’t be as much distance to travel
tomorrow.
According to the source of all truth, Wikipedia, Coen has a population
of 253. That’s all I really have to else to say about Coen!
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