Monthly Archives: August 2011

From Weipa drove back the way I’d come for about 70 kms and then took a track through a property, which was a good enough road, to bring me out on to what on my map is called “Telegraph Road” … Continue reading →

OK – so what’s the road to Weipa like (& what’s the road to the Top like)?? Rough. Corrugated. Horrible. Interesting. Frustrating. Dusty. Dirty. Fun. Scary. And (on the way up at least) exciting.  The corrugations are truly horrendous. At … Continue reading →

Hello anyone who is reading this. Just so you know, I’ve now been up to the tip of Cape York & returned to “civilisation” Fortunately for me – unfortunately for the blog – I spent a lot of time on … Continue reading →

I had wanted to stay at the camping ground as it was on the road to Lakefield National Park  – and by staying out this way there was no way I could sook out of doing this drive. And I’m … Continue reading →

I got up & packed up the ute & headed out of Daintree Village – back to the turn of to go to Cape Tribulation (more rainforests on the waters edge, crocodiles, etc).  I wasn’t desperate to see Cape Trib … Continue reading →

So, in the interest of heading north, I decided my destination today would be Daintree Village – up near Cape Tribulation – so I booked a caravan park to be sure to have somewhere to stay, so I didn’t have … Continue reading →

Well, got up nice & early & packed up the camper to take it to the man to fix the sink. Which he did – and we were finished by 8.30!!! not at all sure why I had to have it … Continue reading →

Went to the info centre in Atherton – lady was quite helpful and gave me some things to see.  I drove around the countryside again – all nice to look at.  I visited the mt hypipamee crater – which is … Continue reading →

So from Paronella Park I headed towards Millaa Millaa, stopping at a place called Mamu on the way. Mamu is a rainforest walk, including a cantilever viewing platform & a viewing tower.  The cantilever thing sounded good in the brochures – … Continue reading →

Got up on Sunday morning in Tully & it was RAINING!!! So decided that the only thing to do in Tully was get the hell out of it!!! Seriously – Tully seems a nice town – the countryside around it … Continue reading →