Cape York

G’day all, Leaving Cairns at 11am we planned to head towards Cowley Beach, hoping that the wind would drop and we could enjoy some boating around the Barnard Group of Islands.  On the way we dropped in at Josephine Falls for a looksy and also for a slide down the rocks.  By the time we [...]

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Bushman Bud on October 16th, 2011

G’day all, With very threatening rain across the gulf we had to make the sad decision to avoid the gravel roads along the Savanah Way and bottom of the Gulf.  This decison has since proved very wise with some areas through the Gulf receiving significant rainfall…getting stuck out in the middle of nowhere is not [...]

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Bushman Bud on September 22nd, 2010

Gday all, We have been travelling with our good friends the Gray family for the past two weeks and were tossing up whether to travel further West with them or track back down some of the North QLD Coast that we have not seen yet, leaving the Top End for April next year. In the [...]

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Bushman Bud on August 4th, 2010

  G’day all, The day had finally arrived…our chance to enjoy being at the most Northern Tip of Australia, Cape York Penninsula, QLD…yeah!!! Video: Cape York Peninsula_Northern Tip of Australia_QLD The plan was to travel to Punsand Bay, drop the camper trailer off, take the 4WD track up the coast through to the main access road [...]

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Bushman Bud on August 3rd, 2010

G’day all, What a great spot to camp is Gunshot Creek.  You just have to camp on the Northern bank of the creek and just soak up the moment of being there.  Put it this way…you travel how far?? to get there and to spend only a few moments there is sacrelidge.  I had to [...]

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Bushman Bud on August 1st, 2010

G’day all, We were again on the road early after the kids had got their fill of the horses.  That is one thing that has happened on the road…the kids are loving the wildlife and any animals they come into contact with. Soon on the road we hit the corrugations, good in most parts and [...]

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G’day all, It was an early start and not long on the road before we hit the gravel and our first of many creek crossings.  The ford over the creek was just before Isabelle Falls which was time for a stop to take in the sight of the falls.  A quick check for crocs and [...]

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Bushman Bud on July 30th, 2010

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 [...]

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Bushman Bud on July 28th, 2010

G’day all, Tommorrow the adventure starts for real.  I have dreamed of this trip for many years, read hundreds of articles on the trip to the Cape and counted the days until I could finally hit the dirt of the epic trip. We picked up our camper trailer today for 14 days and head off [...]

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Bushman Bud on July 25th, 2010

G’day all, After a few weeks around the Gold Coast getting things fixed on the caravan, retuning the Patrol with its upgraded radiator and intercooler and some minor surgery for yours truly (after a small health scare) it was time to leave the Gold Coast and head for the Northern Tip of Australia. First I [...]

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