CAPE YORK TRIP - 2005
Sunday 24 July to Wednesday 27 July 2005
We have had a great few days in Port Douglas. We have met up with 2 other couples, Steve and Leith from Western Australia and Phil and Helen from Gosford at the caravan park who also have Bushtracker caravans. We are going to meet up with a 3rd couple at Mount Molloyand then we will be off to explore Cape York together. It will be a safer and more fun with 4 vehicles in convoy.
It has been unseasonally wet according to the locals but that has not stopped our exploring. We spent Sunday driving up to Cape Tribulation and beyond in convoy with the other 2 4WDs. The caravans were left at Port Douglas and our car was so happy not to be pulling an extra 3 tonnes.
We crossed the Daintree River by car ferry which must be even more beautiful in the wet season, and then headed into the Daintree National Park. Each beach was a stop and a walk. The beaches were spectacular and the grey clouds made for silver water. The Bloomfield Track north of Cape Tribulation is 4WD only and leads to Cooktown. The storms of the previous few days must have been quite strong as there were a lot of fallen trees on the track. There were rivers to cross and rain forest to drive through and of course much less traffic than at Cape Tribulation.
We stopped for lunch along the Bloomfield River and took note of the Crocodile warning signs.
We turned off the Bloomfield Track at Wujal Wujal and headed down the CREB track (Cairns Regional Electricity Board) which had been closed in part due to the wet.. Our ultimate goal for the day was to reach the Roaring Meg waterfalls off this CREB track but the track was quite slippery, the water crossing were getting deeper and it was getting late. We headed home enjoying the beautiful rain forest that was surrounding us.
We have spent some time preparing our van for the trip to the Tip and are heading north to Cooktown on Wednesday morning. We are really looking forward to the journey.
Sunday 24 July to Wednesday 27 July 2005
We have had a great few days in Port Douglas. We have met up with 2 other couples, Steve and Leith from Western Australia and Phil and Helen from Gosford at the caravan park who also have Bushtracker caravans. We are going to meet up with a 3rd couple at Mount Molloyand then we will be off to explore Cape York together. It will be a safer and more fun with 4 vehicles in convoy.
It has been unseasonally wet according to the locals but that has not stopped our exploring. We spent Sunday driving up to Cape Tribulation and beyond in convoy with the other 2 4WDs. The caravans were left at Port Douglas and our car was so happy not to be pulling an extra 3 tonnes.
We crossed the Daintree River by car ferry which must be even more beautiful in the wet season, and then headed into the Daintree National Park. Each beach was a stop and a walk. The beaches were spectacular and the grey clouds made for silver water. The Bloomfield Track north of Cape Tribulation is 4WD only and leads to Cooktown. The storms of the previous few days must have been quite strong as there were a lot of fallen trees on the track. There were rivers to cross and rain forest to drive through and of course much less traffic than at Cape Tribulation.
We stopped for lunch along the Bloomfield River and took note of the Crocodile warning signs.
We turned off the Bloomfield Track at Wujal Wujal and headed down the CREB track (Cairns Regional Electricity Board) which had been closed in part due to the wet.. Our ultimate goal for the day was to reach the Roaring Meg waterfalls off this CREB track but the track was quite slippery, the water crossing were getting deeper and it was getting late. We headed home enjoying the beautiful rain forest that was surrounding us.
We have spent some time preparing our van for the trip to the Tip and are heading north to Cooktown on Wednesday morning. We are really looking forward to the journey.
