Cape York....When is too early
Submitted: Sunday, Mar 23, 2003 at 18:31
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Member - dolfn
Hi!! I'm planning my first trip to
Cape York.
My wife is in the Air force and as you can all understand, leave is hard to come by.
We are currently planning on being at
Mossman on the 9th June and plan to do a slow crawl up from there. I would like to go to
Bathurst Bay on the way up and am currently planning a few days there around the 16th June. Is this too early? Can I, if the need arises, leave a week earlier. I am travelling alone, but have all the necessary recovery and comms equipment.
I realise that this question is a bit obscure as conditions vary from season to season, but what are your gut calls?
Reply By: ERIC from Cape York Connections - Sunday, Mar 23, 2003 at 19:14
Sunday, Mar 23, 2003 at 19:14
DOLPH
I HAVE THE FEELING YOU NEED TO GO ON A TAG ALONG TOUR !
WE DO ALL THE PLANNIG FOR YOU AND ALL THE ORGANIZING.
WE TAKE YOU TO ALL OF THE GOOD AREAS.
WE EVEN TAKE YOU TO PRIVATE PROPERTIES .
THE BEAUTY OF A TAG ALONG IS YOU MEET A WHOLE GROUP OF NEW FRIENDS THAT ARE READY FOR A GREAT ADVENTURE TO THE TOP .
DONT FORGET DOLPH TO SEE OUR WEB SITE TO SEE WHEN OUR TRIPS LEAVE AND WE ALSO HAVE A SUPER MEMBERS DISCOUNT.
ALL THE BEST ERIC.
Cape York Connections
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Reply By: Member - Peter D M - Monday, Mar 24, 2003 at 07:06
Monday, Mar 24, 2003 at 07:06
dolfn
it all depends on the end of the wet. i went to the cape in 2001 left
cairns 30th june 1 vehicle, some of the roads were closed going up, eg
frenchmans track, but we just modified our trip to suit the conditions and as you come back do what you missed going up.
if you dont do anything silly you will be ok on your own, we met many single vehicles.
bathurst bay will be your toughest
test this early in the year maybe on the way back would be better as you can pick up info from fellow travellers as to conditions.
check this site for a bit of info. nissanpatrolclub.org.au/trips/archive/2001/010622_cape_york.htm
regards peter
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Follow Up By: Kev. - Monday, Mar 24, 2003 at 14:30
Monday, Mar 24, 2003 at 14:30
Peter , It does depend on the wet season as 2001 probebly had the most rain for years and we havent had that much rain since either,
This year i would not worry about that !
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