Lizard Island

James Cook and Joseph Banks climbed this hill to try to find a way out to sea through the maze of reefs. The cairn at the top is called Cook's Look. We gazed at the same view and, thanks to a handy plaque, we identified Cook Passage in the haze below us. The climb was quite arduous at times but worth the effort. Cook named the island Lizard Island because he saw a variety of lizards while he was there. We saw a tiny one and that was all.


At the bottom of the hill Jeremy found hidden treasure. Here he is leafing through an old accounts book which also served as a visitors' book. You'll have to guess what else is in the barrel. We left it for others to find.

We did some snorkelling in the bay later and saw giant clams with shells as wide as my outstretched arms. Fantastic. Later still, at a beach party for all the yotties organised by the yotties, we learned that there was a crocodile on Lizard Island, but it was timid. PHEW!