Cape York next month (week)

Submitted: Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 09:28
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I posted this under my visitor name before I joined:
"We have been planning a trip to Cape York for some months. Have booked accommodation in Cairns for 29th and 30th May. We had been hoping to have company from our club - Central Coast 4WD Club (NSW) but no luck so we are on our own. Now I have found that as of 3rd May most of the roads up there are closed.
We will still go to Cairns, I am driving from Sydney and Barb is flying from Darwin to meet me there. Don't have an alternative plan so we are hoping that the roads may be open by then. If not we will have to find somewhere else interesting to go for 3 weeks.
Questions to this forum:
1. Is it likely that the roads will be open by beginning of June?
2. Anyone like to join us either on the trip to Cape York or the as yet undetermined alternative?
3. Anyone got any suggestions for that alternative if the roads are still closed.

We are driving an '05 Nissan Patrol GUIV TD42TDi with 2" lift and 32" Wrangler MTR tyres. We don't tow a trailer - sleep in a tent."

I was wrong about accom in Cairns, it is booked for 28th and 29th so we are hoping to head further north on 30th.
Leaving here (Lake Macquarie NSW) Tuesday morning. Meeting Barb in Cairns on Saturday. Hoping roads will be open.
I took up life membership in ExplorOz last Sunday (16th) and at the same time ordered from their online shop this:
http://www.exploroz.com/Shop/Packs/Misc ... _York.aspx
which is a copy of the Hema Cape York map is a road map at a scale of 1: 1,000,000 designed for planning a trip anywhere throughout the Cape York Peninsula region, and Ron and Viv Moon’s definitive guide to Cape York, now released in its 12th edition. Cape York – an Adventurer’s Guide, is 224 pages of vital information, which has been gleaned from over 32 trips to the Cape.
I selected express delivery and the shop said 3 days.
I expected to receive it on 19th or 20th (Thursday) and when it didn't come by Friday I checked progress on the online shop and it came up with "being packed". I emailed the shop manager on Friday afternoon to askif it could be delivered to Cairns instead, or to cancel the order. I got no reply and the order status remains "being packed". I am worried that it may just get to my home sometime after I leave, thus useless for this years trip.

Hoping to meet up with any ExplorOz members in the area at the same time and travel some or all of the trip in in company.

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Reply By: ABR - SIDEWINDER - Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 09:54

Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 09:54
Hi Paul

I would also recommend you pop into your local NMRA branch and update your membership to the top level, this gives you more recovery towing and accommodation etc.

While you are there ask for the QLD accommodation guide and all the Cape York maps etc.

I did this last week with RACQ in preparation for my trip to Cape York in late June.

Regards

Derek from ABR
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Reply By: Dave(NSW) - Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 10:03

Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 10:03
Paul,

There's heaps of info on this site, Some of these guys live up on the Cape.
http://capeyorkforums.com/forums/

Cheers Dave
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Reply By: Member - Geoff H (QLD) - Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 13:13

Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 13:13
Hi Paul,

I spoke to people at Bamaga and Bramwell and the graders have been out for a few weeks now so I wouldn't be concerned about the roads in a 4wd vehicle.

You're welcome to tag along with us from Cairns ,we have a crew of two vehicles.
We're staying in Cairns on Sunday night May 30, (probably Ellis Beach or Palm Cove) then the Daintree on 31 May and Cooktown on 1 June.

We pick up another vehicle at Lakeland on the way to Musgrave then let the adventure begin.


Regards
Geoff

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Follow Up By: Graham & Ann - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 14:11

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 14:11
If your going to Cooktown then you might consider heading up thru Lakefleld NP to Musgrave instead of going back down to Lakeland, we went that way towing our 17ft van last year, one of the best parts of our Cape York trip.
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Follow Up By: Tonyfish#58 - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 16:48

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 16:48
Lakefield to Musgrave is closed

See above link - Still can not go that way
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Follow Up By: Member - Geoff H (QLD) - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 17:39

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 17:39
Thanks guys,
Unfortunately we only have three weeks so we're heading straight for Loyalty Beach, spending a week there sightseeing and fishing and then exploring a few spots on the way home.
Regards
Geoff
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