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6th January 2016, 03:56 AM
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PICS - Cape York in the Wet Season
Just got back from a week up the Cape with my eldest daughter testing our friendship with mother nature. It's always a risk at this time of year, but after a good hard look at the weather forecasts and radars etc. we decided to go anyway. It's only water right?
Starting off in Cairns it was pouring rain, and when we hit Laura, so did the first big storm front, dumping big time on us, and flooding the Northern bridge crossing to about 2.5m over. After that things got muddy, but eventually came good.
After staying the night at the pub (of course), we managed to cross when the water dropped to the 700mm level.
I could post plenty of pics of flooded creeks but it would get rather monotonous, as just about every dip, causeway and floodway had water across it, which was great to see. It also meant massive sections of erosion on the PDR and some serious hazards for some that were going too fast. Most of the way from Laura to Weipa was in H4.
Last edited by FNQGU; 6th January 2016 at 04:22 AM.
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6th January 2016 03:56 AM
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6th January 2016, 04:20 AM
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6th January 2016, 05:11 AM
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Travelling Podologist
Thanks for sharing. I’m envious!
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6th January 2016, 06:31 AM
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SUCH IS LIFE
Ohhh WOW! Looks like you and your daughter had a ball. I miss that place and I'm bloody jealous
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6th January 2016, 06:49 AM
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The 747
Whoah, there are some absolutely magical pictures there mate!
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6th January 2016, 08:03 AM
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Patrol God
Now that is some incredible. photos there.... what a beautiful place .
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6th January 2016, 08:31 AM
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Stunning. Maybe one day...
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6th January 2016, 08:36 AM
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Fantastic photos, can't wait to get up that way myself in 2017.
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6th January 2016, 08:49 AM
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Patrol God
Thanks for sharing brings back many fond memories from '83
Ill get back up there one day. thats for sure.
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6th January 2016, 08:57 AM
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Thanks for the comments. There are the obvious risks of going at this time of year, but the experience makes it worthwhile, as long as you have a Plan B and are prepared to mothball your vehicle somewhere and find an alternative way home. It is like the renewal of all life again and the place is like chalk and cheese compared to the usual 'tourist season'. Literally every single creek had water in it and was flowing either West or East in what seems to be a random choice. We found ourselves taking guesses at which way the next creek would flow before we got to them.
For two whole days of driving, from Weipa through Batavia and up through Bramwell to the falls and then back again three days later, we did not see another vehicle, although when we stopped for an ice-cream at Bramwell, the old bloke there said he had seen two utes with dogs about half an hour before we got there.
This is the second time I have done a trip during the Monsoon season, and I am already planning on doing it again sometime in the future, mostly because I am not good with crowds and like to see the Cape as it 'should be', so to speak.
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
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