Double Island point - easter weekend!

Hi all

We are heading up to cooloola on the thursday of easter weekend, but I am concerned about the 2.1m tide at 9:50 on thursday night. Due to work commitments, we are leaving brisbane at 6pm. Without stops, we will hopefully hit the beach around 8pm.

The reason we are happy to head up at night is because some of our group will already be there, and camp will be setup.

As we all know, when camping you try to get as much time away as possible, so can anyone shed some more light on how wise it is to head up two hours before a 2m tide?
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Reply By: Member - Troll 81 (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:36

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:36
If I was you I would wait the extra couple of hours and catch the low tide on Friday morning. The last thing you want is to be stuck on the beach and have to wait hours before you can keep moving.
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Reply By: Member - Teege (NSW) - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:00

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:00
natedog
Isn't this really academic??? How do you expect to get on the beach within 2 hours of leaving Brisbane on Easter Thursday. Has everyone else in Brissy been converted to Islam??? I would have thought 3 hours at least, and then only if you live North of Strathpine..

teege
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Follow Up By: Wizard1 - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 13:48

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 13:48
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?



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Reply By: Mr Pointyhead - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:30

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:30
What about going in via the freshwater lake track ?
Could you avoid the peak of the tide that way ?



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Reply By: natedog - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:51

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:51
Ha, all fair points. Traffic taken out of the equation, 2 hours to Tewantin is a good estimate. Granted I didnt think too much before posting, maybe selective thinking as I didnt want to miss the extra night!

Freshwater track seems to be the answer to our problems, I should have thought about that. Any very recent condition reports on the track?

Cheers guys
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Reply By: Member - Geoff H (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:55

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:55
Hi Natedog,
Not a good time to travel. I would wait for the barge at first light or pack your gear so that you can easily roll out your swag beside the vehicle on the edge of the dunes, travel as far as you can that night. The Rangers don't be moving about at that time anyway.

Regards
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Follow Up By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 13:23

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 13:23
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.
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Reply By: natedog - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 13:11

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 13:11
I know it's not the wisest time to travel. If we were to come through freshwater, the best way would be to get the members of our party that are arriving thursday morning to pick a site within the section couple of k's south of freshwater, so travel on the beach would be minimum.
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Follow Up By: Member - Allan B (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 15:02

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 15:02
Now your'e thinkin' Nate.

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Reply By: braggy - Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 18:45

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 at 18:45
Easy fix, don't go to work Thursday and go up on the low tide Thurs morning
It will be packed on the way up and ther
Cheers Ken
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Reply By: Member - Porl - Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:57

Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:57
Don't try and come back from the Cooloola on Easter Monday afternoon, unless you like stop and starting and never getting above 5km/hr from Tewantin to the CBD.
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Follow Up By: natedog - Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 at 13:25

Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 at 13:25
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!
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