Cape York - July August 2010

Cape road status

Check the above link to ensure the roads are open.

If they do open, you will not be alone at that time of year.

Alan

In July, your biggest problem will be the traffic, not the isolation.
Just go and enjoy.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

check out thread 76967
you may want to start planing your trip else where

MandJ

You sound as if you are sensible in your setup and planning. I have no hesitation in recommending that you simply do it alone.

Get the Moon's book (available on this site and at camping stores) and have a read. There are the obvious precautions and good advise. Even without the book, with a good map, some research and common sense you should go through without a problem. In fact the best advise are from fellow travellers coming from the opposite direction when you share a camp and a beer

When in doubt (ie which water at Nolan's, or deep mud at Gunshot) simply look at the others doing it, enjoy and take the bypass.

Isolation is not going to be a problem, there are many people around, and the majority are only too eager to help.

You will have a ball, it is a magic place

Cheers,

CJ

If you were planning to go up the OTL just wait at the first dip/creek after burgers at Bramwell Junction and within 20 min some one will be along ,we ended up "joining"a group of 2 other vehicles which became by the next day a group of 5 vehicles for the next 3 weeks . Great fun ,shared camps ,meals and drinks round the fire , and the other 4 vehicles all adults all even enjoyed having our young un [9yr old] at the time as the group mascot.

Mandj.. Go for it. I went on my own ( so I thought ) in July/August 2009 and had a ball. Xtrail Tugging a Tvan. Went up via the coast ,returned inland. I met so many great people only to willing to befriend you If you can find the time to spend a night on the way up or down or both, call in to Laura. On shop, One Pub and a great camp site. One of the only Pubs I have been in where you can leave your Cigs, Phone, Wallet on the bar and it will be there when you come back from a smoke or what. Got for it

Ditch the club, go and enjoy, you willl meet many others free of club personalities and politics like yourself, and wonder why you bothered.. :o)

Hi guys,

Check out the cape yorker forum for more information and Ron and Viv Moons Cape York book.

Just go and enjoy you'll soon hook up with other vehicles if you want to.

Regards
Geoff

hi there go and do it, as said you wont be alone that time of year, i did it alone with my family 5 of us 2 adults 3 girls with well set up rig and experience i love travelling alone you only decide what you want to do and when spent 1 month up there, criss crossed people i had seen and yapped with at different spots , still needed more time . gotta get back asap