Friday, Aug 29, 2008 at 09:12
Oiler
yeap, motorbiikes are a handful on a wet
creb track!
Came back thru once from home rule, and was fine at the start, then it closed in near the top - clouds, drizzle etc.
Came across a bloke &
young kid on a motorbike, who could not get up the
hill. Wet hard clay, (and it's not as steep on the north side as it is on the south side). Only way we got his bike up was to tie a long rope to it , and skull-drag it from the top (where it was flat & you didn't fall over). We took his kid out the rest of the way (he was doubling him on the bike!), and had to leave the bloke to ride the rest on his own, after he drowned the engine on the next
creek crossing. Showed him what he needed to do to get it going again, but with the rain starting to set in, If I did not get out of there quick smart, I would be in there for a few days. Waited back at the
Daintree village, and advised authorities of the Biker in there that may not get out.
Well, after a couple of hours, the biker turned up at the
daintree, totally covered in mud. All good in the end, but by christ that track will bite you in the wet stuff.
Since then heard all sorts of stories about dramas in the wet - hardcore 4wd's with chains gettting stranded - bike riders stranded
cheers
Mark
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