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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #50 on: March 25, 2012, 09:27:28 PM »
esch ...... Hook point is still the go as long as the tide is right.

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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #51 on: March 25, 2012, 09:28:47 PM »
ehsc,

Keep you eye on this update. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/register/p01663aa.pdf

You know how quick things can change on a beach like, particularly Fraser.

Looks like Ngkala Rocks could be fun at the moment

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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #52 on: March 25, 2012, 11:26:32 PM »
Yogi we will go down to rainbow now as its only an extra 80kms from harvey through tincan bay.
The tides dont line up with barge times on the thur from river heads so we will be at Inskip early thur morn if any one needs to Tagalong with us.

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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #53 on: March 26, 2012, 01:45:31 PM »
Quote from: Nomad on March 25, 2012, 09:28:47 PM

Looks like Ngkala Rocks could be fun at the moment

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Nomad, at christmas yogi and I were at Fraser with JT and Ngkala was interesting as there were the initial rock crawling, then reverse up the side towarded the ocean (as going straight ahead wasn't an option with the erosion from the high tides etc. only left approx 1 metre, then drive up a soft powdery dune over to the other side of the dune and continue along Ngkala to the beach.  Yogi made it without any problems but other vehicles we were with with would have possibly experienced a few problems. 

You are correct in how fast things change, as we were only there in October and could drive straight over Ngkala - which we took the camper right up to Sandy Cape.  Just a magic spot and Yogi couldn't be happier or in his element catching all types of fish.

A vehicle before us had to be winched up the dune.

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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #54 on: March 26, 2012, 06:48:23 PM »
Hey Amanda,

Yeah you never really now what your going to get until your there, and unless your there all the time and can read the place really well its a lottery.

Given Fraser is the natural sand dump for the east coast its amazing how things can change over weeks and months. Given all the swell that Fraser has copped from cyclones and strong swells over the last few months no wonder its hard work. Hopefully in winter after moderate weather they'll get a bit of sand around...........only cos I dont have a lift kit lol........

What ever its like as long as it is fun.........

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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #55 on: March 26, 2012, 07:19:04 PM »
Hey Nomad

Thanks for the link great info Thanks ehsc
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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #56 on: March 27, 2012, 03:06:32 PM »
Some encouraging words and pic's of the Inskip barge landing point ;D

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=20989.0

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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #57 on: March 27, 2012, 03:59:54 PM »
Quote from: yogi on March 27, 2012, 03:06:32 PM
Some encouraging words and pic's of the Inskip barge landing point ;D

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=20989.0

yogi

It used to be that you could avoid that flat section near the barge by driving around from the Rainbow side, along hard-packed sand, if the tide was low enough.  I think the sinkhole has taken away that option though. 
(I towed a mate's stricken Hilux off Fraser a couple of years ago and we just turned hard left after getting off the barge in order to avoid that long flat section.  Getting off the beach before Rainbow proved to be pretty easy with momentum.)
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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #58 on: April 25, 2012, 07:13:22 PM »
Hi there,
We'll be heading to In-Skip Point on the Saturday. We'll try and get there at around 8am (low tide is around 9am) if anyone wants to buddy up.
We'll come back on the following Saturday.
Now to get some max trax and update the snatch strap.
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Re: How do I get onto the Island ? Update - Who is coming from where
« Reply #59 on: April 25, 2012, 08:14:12 PM »
That sounds pretty much what I have in mind for us . ( both ways )

So we will get in contact closer to the date to confirm ,

but for now , yes that will be good to join your team for that time at Inskip Pt .

Cheers.  Darryl.
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