Badu Island
Badu
Island is also called Mulgrave Island.
It is the third largest of all of the Torres Strait islands,
... and is most similar to the inner islands group in many ways.
The people are very friendly, the community is large and, after all - there is a pub!
In the Community of Badu Island
Most of the island is uninhabited, with the community in the south eastern end.
A bit like on Thursday Island, you can see the blue waters from some streets, and like many other outer islands, the community has a long beach.
... and makes a nice walk - if you like walking the beach,
... the views are beautiful.
There are picnic shelters,
... and a church,
... and a little higher up the streets are the council office,
... a pub, and the Art Centre,
... which is well known for the local Badu art.
Further down along the beach, you come to the pier.
And after that is an area with mangroves,
... the cemetery,
... and the end of the beach.
Past the end, if you keep driving,
... you come to the old Seafood Factory,
... and after that there is a walk up the hill,
... where there is a bit of a lookout.
Badu's sunsets are not on the sea side,
... but that only applies to the community - outside the town, the roads do go to the western side :-)
Walking the Beach of Badu Island Community
Walking the beach is beautiful, 
... even though those photos are from a very low tide.
Starting from the southern end, there are picnic tables,
... the cemetery,
... picnic shelters,
... boats parked on the beach,
... creek mouths,
... and the seawall ...
... in the northern end.
Outside the Community on Badu Island
There are roads out of the town, 
... that turn into tracks finally.
They go out of the community,
... to the south, east and west,
... some of the closest sites are a BBQ shelter and a swimming hole,
... and a cultural site.
Southern Tracks of Badu Island
The southern tracks include ...
... the ones to Kudal,
... and Graz.
They are beautiful beaches ...
... in the southern end of the island,
... reached by small tracks,
... and with getaway camps of the locals.
Swimming,
... cooking,
... beautiful views,
... beach walks,
... and beautiful sunsets.
Central and Eastern Tracks of Badu Island
Back in the community, 
... there are tracks past the airport,
... that go to the central,
... and eastern parts of the island,
... that come out to a beach.
Western Tracks of Badu Island
And finally, 
... there are the western tracks,
... to beautiful places,
... like Yaza,
... Nguki,
... and Argun,
... with its beautiful beach.
But the most beautiful,
... on the whole island,
... is the place ...
... called the Palms.
With its white sands, beach and the palm forest,
... it is a breathtakingly beautiful place.
All the information about how to get to each island, any permits and where to stay, is in the Destination Guide.
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