Brian Lee Tour
Cape Leveque,WA
Star Rating:★★★★☆
★=Full Star ☆=Half Star
After waiting at the roadhouse in the dust for a while we were wondering if Brian was ever going to come, when all of a sudden a dusty old Nissan turned up with fishing rods and spears on the back-Brian was here!! He'd had troubles with his car and had to move all of his gear into another car, though in the haste, he had forgotten his keys to the gate into Cape Leveque!
On the way we stopped on the side of the road and Brian took us for a trek in the bush to look at some plants. On the way he explained what each one is used for, two of the ones I tried were:
- Kakadu Plum bark- the bark is cut off the tree and rubbed on skin as an antiseptic. It can also be steamed and sprayed on your body as an insect repellent.
- Red Gum sap-you chew the little red crystals and they numb your mouth, perfect for when you have a toothache. When you grind it up into a powder it is used to fight cancer.
Afterwards we got back in our cars and drove up to Cape Leveque where we sat on the steps of the old Kooljaman Camp and Brian explained why it closed.
When we had finished looking around the old Kooljaman Camp we drove down onto the beach and stopped to have a swim. Brian also showed us how to blow into a whistle shell and make it whistle! Whilst everyone else was having another swim I walked along the beach and collected shells-I found some beautiful ones!
After everyone had finished swimming we all headed off to Hunter's Creek (named after Brian's great grandfather) where we were to spent the rest of the afternoon.
Whilst there we:
- Went hunting for mud crabs, at both low tide and high tide. I didn't find any but dad caught two and Jackson caught a massive one!
- Did a lot of swimming in the crystal clear water-you could see everything!
- Went out on the boat with Brian, he took us through many little inlets. We saw a stingray and fish jumping.
- Snorkeled with the spear, we saw lots of fish and Dad caught a sweetlip.
- Ate fresh fish and mud crab for afternoon tea!
By the time we left Hunters Creek it was nearly sunset so we drove along to the beach where we stopped to watch the sun set, it was lovely and I collected some more shells. Soon after we left, but not before saying bye to Brian and all the other amazing people we met on the tour!
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| Brian showing us some native plants. |
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| Eating red gum sap, meant for toothaches-it tasted yuck!! |
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| Hunters Creek. Hunting for crabs.👇 |
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| Swimming in the crystal clear water at Hunters Creek. |
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| Collecting shells on the beach at sunset. |
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| Playing with all the other kids on the tour. |
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