@@IfNotNow thanks! We were planning on heading to QLD to do the Cape next year but think we are going to focus on WA and NT that trip and do QLD when we have more time. Noticed you have a vid out on Kakadu will have to watch that for some tips!
Another vid that just makes you want to get out there! Great attention to cool spots/shots, music, drone usage - (those epiphytes/ferns star majorly) in this travelling epic! I’m hooked. Shrimpy🦐
@@IfNotNow found it but then when getting changed at the rear of the car I shut the boot with my keys locked in the car. No phone no internet and two woman. Lady said I got back lick for swimming there as a sacred aboriginal site for woman only (only my daughter and I)
Hahahahahaaaaa you are so funny! I tell Duncan he looks like CH all the time and he thinks I'm bonkers (maybe it's wishful thinking ;)) and thank you, she's a stunner so I'll take that any day. All the best! xo
The Blue Hole street and area has no mobile and internet reception. Don’t do what I did and lock your keys in the boot whilst getting changed out of your bathers. Yep, stuck there for hours be hours with RACQ having to come over the car ferry to rescue my daughter and I. Lady who help said I was cursed by visiting the Blue hole being a sacred site
@@IfNotNow No terrifying. I was so scared and no one in sight, getting dark, didn’t have insurance on rental car, no phone or internet and just myself and my daughter. I wasn’t sure if any Cassowaries or crocs were about. Got saved when it got dark and had to shine our iPhone lights on the car to break open. Thank goodness no one was locked inside. Bloody stupid Kia
The Blue hole.was local spot .but now everyone knows about it t.tourists just follow walker,s tracks and watch where they park.The Perch Pool is prettier
Yes it is inevitable isn't it. We constantly find ourselves wrestling with sharing beautiful natural places so that others may enjoy them also, and leaving them less known to protect what we find so beautiful in the first place. We hope that by sharing places and treating them respectfully and encouraging others to do the same, we can all enjoy them and look after them too. Ah we haven't heard of The Perch Pool, perhaps it's one for the bucket list when we return 😍
Most places (or at least most known places) have signage up and within national parks they’re monitored daily by rangers. This particular place had quite a few swimmers already in the water and the water is crystal clear too
My partner and I are headed to cairns in November but I’ve been trying to find how to get to the blue hole for over a month but can’t find it anywhere. I think I found it by using the directions you said and looking at the birds eye view from your video vs google maps of the area and I think I found it but I’m not 100% sure. Did you find it by turning left or right at the river and did you follow along the river or veer off at some point?
Hey Hayley, I'm so sorry for my delay, I'm not sure how I missed your message. There's some blogs online which provide directions. We carried on at the river, kept it on our left... and we didn't really need to veer too far off.
PLEASE NOTE: The blue hole is a scared ladies ONLY aboriginal site. Turpentine road and look out for the microwave letter box at the gate. But I would suggest don’t go to the sacred site and protect it. If I knew this before hand I would not have gone there out of respect.
I am a firm believer that everyone should be able to access this great country of ours. Unfortunately, more and more sites of natural beauty are being restricted and closed to Australians. As stated in the draft management plan 2019, it is a site of significant value to the indigenous people of the area. However, is banning people from even being able to see the beauty of our landscape really the answer for every naturally significant site in Australia? The value of sites such as waterfalls in Kakadu, swimming holes in the Daintree, and rocks in Uluru lies in their magical nature, which has inspired stories and myths. It seems to me that providing respectful access, education, and infrastructure would help promote harmony rather than excluding people based on their genetics.
