must do places in cape york!

[FNQGU]

Yes, have been rather fortunate to have had access all over the Cape really. Combined with a passion for fishing and camping, and it's been great.

Battlecamp Rd used to be terrible, you're right. It is like a highway at the moment though, with quite a number of bitumen sections when driving right across to/from Cooktown.

The Sexchange hotel at Coen is a great spot for a cold beer. There is a decent little museum over the road too. It never gets much of a look in, but there is a lot of old machinery there, and stories of the area. There is also a couple of 'interesting' characters in Coen who are worth visiting. One bloke there has built his house out of cement and bottles and has a stack of old mining gear lying around. Visitors are always welcome to have a look there too.

There is a good drive from Port Stewart down to Marina Plains along the coast too. Not many are aware of it, and it does go through land owned by the Lama Lama people, but there is some good fishing to be had down there too. You can now camp at Port Stewart in a designated location for a fee payable to the Traditional Owners. Not sure how much it is, but the fishing down there can be pretty damn good if you have a tinny, and can time the tides right, particularly around the mouth of the Stewart River, and a heap of little creeks to both the North and South.

[threedogs]

Been dying to get back up there, the wilderness lodge had just closed for business as I think either ansett or Australian Airlines.
had plans for a big resort at the tip, Alls stores etc were brought at Bamaga, The Bamaga pier would have to be the best in Aust for fishing.
Was spooled many times, heaps of Tiger sharks hanging around under the pier too. Hoping to get up there next year mud ,flood or blood
Still have over 4 hrs of video of the trip, funny viewing these days

[Mitch.mccabe]

Hey guys i dont mean to overtake the thread but is a valid question. From Cairns, (have family up there) for the guys that have done it before, how much time do you need to get up there and back to Cairns and be able to mark most of the best bits of the list? is 3-4 weeks enough to relax and still have fun? Obviously the longer the better.

[threedogs]

From Cairns to the tip its only 750ks I think, we took 4 weeks and did it in 3 easy from Melbourne.
Take your time youll see more, plan ahead and also plan for no plan, things happen.
Plenty of film or these day SD card lol, Its IMO an eye opener big time.
Do it before its all sealed one of the last true adventures, the CSR and Simmo being the others

[FNQGU]

Mitch, reality is you don't even need that long. If you have two weeks from Cairns, you'll get to see most of it. If you have three weeks, then even better. You'll be able to camp up and relax without being constantly on the move. Four weeks and you'll really start to get a feel for the place. Plus you can watch all the others race past you after stopping for one night, missing all that is worth experiencing and thinking they are 'doing the Cape'.

[jack]

Hey guys i dont mean to overtake the thread but is a valid question. From Cairns, (have family up there) for the guys that have done it before, how much time do you need to get up there and back to Cairns and be able to mark most of the best bits of the list? is 3-4 weeks enough to relax and still have fun? Obviously the longer the better.

Hi Mitch,

Have a look at this thread thread: http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...light=Wilburys
It's our Cape trip from last year, three weeks is plenty. There's an itinerary on page 19, we didn't religiously stick to it. Also plenty of other good info in the thread.
You'll love it, let me know if you need any more info.