Hi All and trust everyone has had a great weekend. Sorry for the delay but my contact has been on annual leave and I should have the October figures soon.
The latest figures below are only up until the 27th September, but it is now official, the first three months of operation for 2010 since June when it was fist put back into operation have now eclipsed all previous records and we still have around 6 more weeks of it in operation.
The largest number of vehicles ferried in the 6 month period from July 1990 until January 1991 were 3665 cars and 10,155 people. Now with new records set, below is the breakdown until the 27th September 2010.
Total number of 4X4 Vehicles ferried : 3721
Total number of Cars : 81
Total number of buses : 110
Total Number of Motor Bikes : 162
Total number of crossings : 6316
Grand total of :: 4311 vehicles and 13338 Passengers ferried with the busiest day on the 1st September and setting a new record for the most number of vehicles ferried in 1 days : 98 Vehicles. Another first for this season is the addition to the list of 60 head of stock ferried.
The
water levels are dropping, so if you still have not had the chance to experience a crossing over the
Cooper Creek on the
Birdsville Track, it is not too late to head up while there is still
water and the ferry is in use. What my contact has told me is that when it is safe for vehicles to use the road section again, the ferry will again be retired up on blocks again until the next flood over the
Birdsville Track.
To make your trip even more memorable, do the big loop after
Marree and come back down the Borefield Track to
Roxby Downs where you will be rewards with the most unreal display of Sturt Desert Pea and the many coloured variations that are still flowering.
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Until my next update.
Cheers to All
Stephen