Mokes and Cape York

Hi,

I saw this post in the archives from August and couldn't see how to add to it or retrieve from the archives.

http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/60677/Re_Cape_York_by_2wd.aspx?ky=moke&p=%2fForum%2fDefault.aspx%3fs%3d1%26ky%3dmoke%26pn%3d1

For Terry C who is considering a trip up the cape in his Moke it can be done, we took three Mokes up in 2006. If you need spares then there is an old rusted Moke in the grass next to the motor wreckers/repairers on the road to the Airport at Bamaga. The biggest issue was corrugations so make sure your 'donuts' are settled in and well clear of the bumpstops before you leave and jacking rings in the rear are worth it.

Somebody else mentioned seeing Mokes being floated across the Jardine. They only floated one across, Missy, which was for a photo in Australasian Post. The guys that did look back at the pictures now and think they were a bit stupid, but lucky.

Someone else mentioned seeing Mokes at El Questro in july of this year. I was leading them on a trip around, I was the red Moke from Victoria, two others were from Queensland and his and her Mokes were from South Australia. We did Oonadatta, Finke, Uluru, Alice, East MacD's to the plenty Highway, Darwin, Gibb River Road, Broome, Marble bar and we separated at Meekathara and some went to Perth and I came back to work.

And yes there are plenty of mokes still around and we have a MokeFest gathering in Wagga Wagga at Easter in 2009.

Terry
www.moke.com.au