Cape York OTL conditions

Hi CJ, we have just come up the main road to the tip, so the only info I have is second hand.
We just met a bunch of lads from Brisbane who arrived via the OTL in 3 vehicles that they bought for the excursion.
They were an FJ40 (no snorkel), an HJ60 (I think) and a Subaru waggon (petrol with PVC pipe snorkel sticking through a hole in the bonnet!) The most expensive vehicle cost $1200.
They all made it to the "Tip", but they drowned the Suburu in the ocean trying to get it a bit closer and they traded it at Punsand Bay for some meals and accomodation. It had no windscreen and had been pushed hard through a few crossings from the look of the bull bar marks in the tailgate.
Mind you, they were quite happy to loose all of the vehicles in the attempt. They reported windscreen depth water.

I also talked to a guy in a Patrol who came through, but I did not notice if he had a snorkel or not. It was his first time up and he was still shaking......

Might be able to give you some first hand info in a couple of weeks????

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

Just talking to a young fella here in Cairns that just got back. He tells me the hardest crossing is the first 'Palm Creek'. From there it was reasonably easy although some crossings were 3' deep. He was in a Patrol with snorkle so it was no issue for him.

Apparently someone (he said Telstra) has pushed a new track through Gunshot so the big dip is now all but gone. He was also warned off a log bridge somewhere because of the size of the vehicle but I don't know where that was.

All hearsay so don't shoot he messenger. We will be hitting it in a few weeks I guess.