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Roko Island
By 2.30pm we are at beautiful ROKO Island . Roko is the smallest inhabited, self sustained island in the Torres Strait . A tropical paradise , where you can forget the red dust for a moment , relax and enjoy a cold tap beer or cocktail at the ' Jetty Bar ' if you wish , whilst absorbing the spectacular scenery .
Thursday Island
Welcome to TI civilisation
Cruising on to Thursday Island you can begin your exploration with the history walk on the water front, what do you know about Luis Vaez de Torres? What about 1606?
Who named Thursday Island?
Gab Titui Cultural Centre
While you are wandering along the water front visit Gab Titui Cultural Centre, a premier art destination and repository for Torres Strait cultural artefacts. They sell Erub Arts (Darnley Island) artworks and many other local artists works.
TI Taxi Tour in a small group with TI Locals
Thursday Island is TI to the locals, and we will meet some of those locals who will take our guests on a personal taxi tour of the island. Our small groups mean you are enjoying a very personal tour around TI with guides who have shown our guests around TI for a decade.
You will visit the highest point at Green Hill for a spectacular 360 degree view of the surrounding waterways, islands & TI. What threat to the British Empire prompted the building of Green Hill Fort on TI?
You will visit TI cemetary: is there a Japanese Princess buried there? How many Japanese pearl divers graves are there? Is there a Japanese Imperial guard? See the tombstone memorial to Bernard Namok, the designer of the Torres Strait flag. What about Ephraim Bani the Torres Strait historian.
Your guides will share history and culture stories as they show you around the whole island. Our guests always love meeting a TI local.
Explore Thursday Island or Relax
Wander Douglas Street and visit the Quetta Memorial Cathedral, Mona's Bazaar is always interesting, ''Seehops' and Ah Boo's are classic TI stores known by the name of the owner. Tribal Boutique and Uncle Frankie's Café are city chic while Customs House on the waterfront reminds the visitor of the colonial history of Far North Queensland.
Or you might want to just stay on the cool verandah of the Torres and enjoy another cold drink.
You don't need to be back at the boat until 1.30pm giving you plenty of time to wander TI and explore (it isn't that big !)
Horn Island
Keep you eye out for Dugongs , Turtles and Crocs as we head into Horn Island, you just never know.
You will wander through the village to visit the Heritage Museum. The privately run Museum has all the WWII history of the area complied by local historian and WWII expert Vanessa Seekee. The Museum also showcases the artwork and Torres Strait artefacts collected by Richard Seekee and his family over decades and decades in Torres Strait.
There is something to interest young and old in the museum from Pearl Divers suits and model pearl luggers to the stories and artefacts from WWII and the turtle shells and paintings and stories from Torres Strait.
