Traveling to the cape

You will have no trouble about Efpos and provisions bread ect. they take the card every where. The parks name is the Lakelands Caravan Park ph 07 40602033 or email, lakelandcaravanpark@activ8.net.au

You could actually go there with a credit card and no food and you would not go hungry or thirsty....
But you will want to buy for a week or so at a time...
You can shop at Cooktown, Seisa, Cairns, you can buy nick knacks at all the roadhouses...

Bill.
If your looking for info on Cape York try here http://capeyorkforums.com/forums/index.php
Cheers Dave..

Take a fishing rod and you won't go hungry and you'll eat better than you do at home. Cape York is no longer what I consider a really remote area. You can buy most things up there you just pay through the nose for it.
When we were at pundsand bay a guy was complaining about the prices. I thought these guys have to make their money while the roads are open, then survive the rest of the time without the income. I bet he would complain more if the facilities weren't there.
I would recommend going before the school holidays if possible as the road gets cut up quickly with everyone doing 20,000 kms in 2 weeks and not having the time to slow down.
Have fun and enjoy

Josh

Hi Bill, we are really interested in our message as we live in Box Hill also and plan to commence our trip around Australia in July 2011 initially travelling inland to Townsville then direct to Cape York. We also will store our caravan and take the tent for that part of our trip. We would be interested in discussing plans if you are.

Like the others, the credit card will do and you have heaps of facilities and shopping opportunities. But have cash on hand for when the cards fail. Like we had for the ferry. Funny how we didn't even get a receipt!!!!

If you are storing the van in Cooktown look at the loop along the eastern side of the Cape along the Starcke Track to Cape Melville and back to the highway (Development Road) on the Wakooka Track through Lakefield NP. If you are a Veteran you may want to drop into Pandanus Vets Retreat near Lakefield Crossing.

We enjoyed the Starcke Track drive immensely but be careful! We broke a shock absorber on the Starcke Track. Luckily we got a replacement when we got to Laura.

Phil