G’day all,
We left Cairns at lunchtime on 29/7 and headed for the Daintree. The idea was to stop near the Daintree Village and make an early attempt on the Creb Track the next morning. We ended up camping just outside Mossman after a black top drive lasting a few hours. Time for a feed and early night…time to see if we could put up the camper trailer in under an hour too!!!
Well, the camper trailer proved to be easy and within ten minutes we were sat having a cold ale and enjoying the surrounding rainforest before an early night.
Waking up this morning (30/7) we were packed quickly and headed to the Daintree Village and towards the start of the Crebb Track. Unfortunately, the track was closed after recent rain and more rain forecast for today. It is not the place you want to be when it rains with very slippery and steep clay hills…in fact someone rolled their car there two weeks ago.
So it was with a little sadness that we turned around and headed for the Bloomfied Track via Cape Tribulation and onto Cooktown…we will tackle the Crebb Track on our return trip…one way or another.
The Bloomfield Track proved to be relatively easy. It starts with a ferry crossing over the Daintree River (and a fee of $16), a number of klms of winding bitumen and then some very steep and winding (in places) dirt roads – nothing too slippery and where it may have been slippery it was concreted. The scenery was however spectacular with coastal glimpes of palm beaches and gorgueos rainforest with much to see and do…for another trip. There were a few small creek crossings which were shallow and really quite simple. It was an enjoyable drive but unfortunately not the challenge we were expecting.
Leaving the Bloomfield Track we hit the highway into Cooktown for a final shower, top of the fuel and food supplies and get ready for the real adventure to begin.
Tommorrow we hit Lakefield National Park and then onto Lockhard River and the Telegraph Track.
Bushman Bud…Enjoying Australia
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