Double Island point - easter weekend!

I agree with Teege, everyone and their dog will have the same idea and will be busting a gut to head north along the Bruce Highway on Thursday afternoon. It will be foul. All you need is a breakdown or accident to make it even worse.

Which is why I am just going home and we'll leave at lunchtime Friday to head for Caloundra. So we miss half a day, but it is less stressful.

Let's not forget the queue of cars to get onto the Tewantin barge. Everyting will work against you and chew away at your 2 hour window.

I'd err on the side of caution as well and leave early on Friday morning.

But it is academic, isn't it?

G/Day Geoff

We haven't been up there since the Cyclone up north recently, just wondering how much erosion has taken place?, I have seen it when there is virtually no beach on a normal high tide after erosion has taken place, and with the amount of traffic up there it could be carnage in the dark, with some of the Boofheads on the beach, as you said hold up some where till first light, and also the line up of vehicles trying to get on to the barges will be a problem, they will be backed up to the Shell Servo lol lol.

Now your'e thinkin' Nate.

In my view, the Bruce highway at 2pm on a tuesday can give me the s*&$^, so im not aiming to 'miss' the traffic. Thursday night, Friday morning, Monday afternoon are all going to be horrible, but its part of the fun!

At this stage, if we go the freshwater track, and the 2.1m tide is too high to access the beach at all, we cant guarantee our group will have nailed a camp spot close to freshwater, and we cant bunker down at freshwater because our permits are for cooloola. We are considering hitting the first cutting, getting as far we can, then setting up temp camp.

Realistically, probably just leave Brissie around 3am friday morning. Traffic problems lessened, and we will be at the barge nice and early.

Thanks guys!