Blogs from Cape York, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 5

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Hi again guys, I know I have been on here a bit lately but soon I will be out in the wilderness again & have no internet :o( We went on a chopper flight today. We got picked up at our camp here at Loyalty Beach & had a 30 minute flight to the tip & over all the islands, was amazing!!! We saw 2 crocs & a sea turtle. We are off on a tour over to Thursday Island tomorrow. Follow this link & you will see us on the Gall Boys website. We were so excited as we idolise the Gall Boys & have all their DVDs. We got to meet them earlier this year & we are also going to drop into Brissie on the way home to see them again! http://www.thegallboys.com/Testimonials%20Page.html If ... read more

Hi guys, we are at Loyalty Beach which is near Seisia, only about 40kms from the tip of Australia. It is a beautiful campground & we have a site right on the water but unfortunately they are back burning & there is smoke everywhere so we are all coughing. We will make the trek to the tip either tomorrow or Wednesday. We are having gearbox troubles so the car is going to a mechanic at Seisia tomorrow so who knows how long that will take. Anyway take care. :o)... read more

The next morning we made our way back to Twin Falls and Elliot Falls which were well worth the effort. Lorelei again enjoyed a swim, this time with Toni, Mitchell, Dave and Stephen. We reluctantly left to tackle the last 26 kms of the track which included the dreaded Nolan’s Brook and five other water crossings. Al and Dave took the difficult line out of Canal Creek choosing to avoid a little mud. Although tricky it proved no problem for these two men. The next few crossings were all fairly shallow but required careful planning of the steep entrances and exits. Crossing the log bridge at Cypress Creek was fairly uneventful even with the trailers. Thankfully we only looked under the bridge after we had crossed otherwise we may have reconsidered. We were starting to think ... read more

Where to begin! The last three days have seen us tackle the Overland Telegraph Track or “The Tele”. There were some tricky crossings, great camping and beautiful landscapes to keep us all satisfied. Day one began at Bramwell Junction at about 1.00pm. We hoped to make it to a camping spot that we had heard about on Bertie Creek. The first crossing was Palm Creek which was an eye opener. We all hoped that wouldn’t be an indication of what was to come as the entrance was steep, slippery and full of deep drops with the exit much of the same. With many spectators, Dave went first. Down was ok but he needed to be winched out of the other side. Al followed with the same result. Lorelei loved it, Mitchell did not. The next few ... read more