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Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 12:41

Member - Doug T (FNQ)

Had a torrential downpour here at El Arish this morning , it really pi$$ed down , I had 3" of water through the annex, and the creek right behind was over the bank too, fortunately it's going down now but could come up again very quickly if we get more heavy rain.
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AnswerID: 290380   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 12:46

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours replied:

Philip wants to how the turtle's are.lol

We just had 2 weeks of monsoon weather, It has started to clear up today.

Cheers Steve.

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FollowupID: 555714   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 12:59

Member - Doug T (FNQ) posted:

Philip
The Turtles are doing fine , except at the moment they would well anchored down in thier holes with about 2m of water going over them, the rain has eased off now to a drizzle and the creek is going down fast.

Dusty

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FollowupID: 555718   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 13:23

Member - DAZA (QLD) posted:

Hi Doug.

Great photos, I like the instant information you have sent, better
than the media, looks like a nice van park.
Its fine on the Gold Coast today, just a bit windy in places.

Cheers

Daza
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FollowupID: 555727   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 13:53

Member - Doug T (FNQ) posted:

G'day Daza
Yeh it is nice here, only 3.5 permanents and no tourists....yet, Dusty does his own thing without fear of getting run over,just the creek can be a worry , try Diggers Creek in Places ...if it works, wasn't yesterday , couldn'y open anything at all .

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FollowupID: 555764   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 16:05

Steve from Top End Explorer Tours posted:

Hey Doug

I retract my statement above as it is now Pi$$ing down again.

with some luck they are knockem down storms, although a bit early.

Cheers Steve.
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AnswerID: 290387   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 13:13

Kev & Darkie replied:

I hope Dusty has his floaties on LOL

It looks just like our place was a couple of weeks ago, water everywhere one minute and gone the next. You just clean it up and you get hit with another downpour.

Cheers Kev
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FollowupID: 555728   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 13:55

Member - Doug T (FNQ) posted:

Kev
Thinking about trading in his hard hat and vest for a Snorkel set..

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AnswerID: 290408   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 14:59

Member - len W SWANSEA (NSW) replied:

im heading up to monduran near gin gin on thursday for a few weeks fishing is that near you ?

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FollowupID: 555765   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 16:06

Shane (QLD) posted:

Your pretty close, probably only about 1000k's from him !
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FollowupID: 555827   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 20:03

Member - Doug T (FNQ) posted:

Len
No it's way South, 1200 Road Ks to the North.

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AnswerID: 290493   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 21:37

Member - Roger B (VIC) replied:

I rang the caretakers of the Groper Creek caravan park in the week re a booking for the Winter and was told they're in a terrible mess. They've been under water for weeks, and now the grounds are just slush, with trees and rubble that have been washed down the Burdekin, and snakes galore ! Said she hadn't seen any crocs though.
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AnswerID: 290500   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 21:59

Member - sparra replied:

g'day doug, is that the park with motel units at the entrance/reception area. i camped there last sept on the way back from cape york, a top little place.
take it easy,

cheers, sparra
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