sydney to cape york

Check out my blog. We did a trip in 2009

Use the links on the timeline to look at June 2009.

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Lots to see and do.

I was up there 4 years ago
If your equipment is suitable, it’s essential you go via the Old Telegraph Track. Waterfalls, river crossings, interesting travellers - its magic.

Hi Linz,

Get this book. Available here in the Exploroz shop. It will tell you everything you need to know.

And have a great trip.

must see frazer island on the way up.

time permitting daintree on way home. heard lots about this one.

We just got back from CY last week to Newcastle and its going to be heaps faster going up the inland way through Roma, Emerald, Charters Towers etc ( good free camp site at Fletcher Creek 30kms north of Charters Towers with heaps of nomads).
We came home the coast way and would have been stopped by road works at least 20 times with lights or stop and go people from Cairns to Brissy. This was very trying as when people get bunched up together it slows proceedings down and brings out the idiots in some people and we saw some very ordinary and dangerous driving.
The inland way we had the cruise control on most of the day at 95kph.
In saying all that the Qld coastal strip has a lot to offer and if you can take your time coming back from the tip coastal Qld is fantastic.
We had the best time up at CY and really can't wait to go back, I can now see why so many of us love the place so much with the 4WDriving and fishing and scenery and not enough time. We had 3 weeks from Cooktown up and back to Atherton and needed an extra week to enjoy more fishing time.
If you do Nolans let your tyres down to around 12 psi as most people this year are losing traction in the softish sand and then sitting in the water for a while (not good for the electrics).
Some things to see and do are;
* driving on the beach at low tide a few kms north of Punsand Bay.
*Fruit Bat Falls is a must see.
*Sunset from the top of the hill at the tip itself.
*Viriliya Point.
*Drive 5 kms down the beach from Chili beach to Chili Creek to see the big one eyed Croc.
*the beach drive from Cullen Point down to Janie Creek.
And everywhere else up there too.

Cheers
Mal

Hi, Lindsay e.
We're going up the Cape York too be aware that the camping spots Permits have changed.
We're wading through places to Camp now.
In the N.P's you must now book ahead in some of them.
We've never been there so how do we know where we want to camp?
Anyway, I contacted the Qld Government Offices & a few reasons for the change were given. Some destinations you must have a pre arranged Permit to enter the Park to get to a site. CYPAL Iron Range National Park.
One lot says that you must have a vehicle Permit for passage to Chilli beach & Portland Roads , another lot says you don't? Very confusing?
I'm no computer whiz so I can just look up the address & get back to you.
It's www.DERM something?
Looks like we'll be camping at Roadhouses & just doing Day trips to where we don't need Permits. It's only changed Recently.
Take Care, Safe Travels Ma.

thanks guys, all your info has helped a lot.

Linz