Weekend on Coconut Island

We chartered a plane with Cape Air Transport for $1,680 return for the 4 of us to get to & from Poruma (Coconut Island) for the weekend of Friday 6th - Sunday 8th September.

Dwayne and pilot in cockpit

Jayne and girls with the plane and pilot at Horn Island airport

Flying over one of many small islets en route to Poruma

Main intersection of Poruma from the air

Coming in over Poruma...

                    

Poruma airstrip and our single engine, 4 seater plane

Milly and Evy enjoying our adventure!

We stayed with teacher friends we had met on our way to the Torres Straits at our teacher induction conference in Cairns - Gaye & Tim McKee & their 4 year old daughter Tia. They hosted us for the weekend in their lovely little teacher's cottage set in the grounds of Tagai State College - Coconut Island Primary Campus.

The McKee's house & veggie garden...

Tim, Tia & Gaye on the beach...

We went beach walking; collected shells, coral & dugong bones; swam in the ocean; relaxed on the McKee's deck; walked around town; popped into the little supermarket; toured classrooms & had afternoon naps!  Perfect!

 Thanks McKees - we had a great weekend visiting you on Poruma!