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General => Previous Member Trips => Trips, Tracks, Touring and Reports => 2014 members Cape York Trip => Topic started by: McGirr on July 03, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
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Our last night at the Cape and sadly we leave tomorrow. All I can say is what another fantastic trip. We have just downloaded over 5000 pics to go over to add to the report plus videos. This report will feature a lot more pics to give people an idea of the fun we have on these trips.
Stay tuned.
Mark
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Waiting for the report....
Drank some beers
Had more beers
And some more beers
There's the report started for you.
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Fantastic Mark,
I can't wait for the report.
Cheers
Parry
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Just to wet your appetite...
Nolans Brook 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i03alQLFYPI#ws)
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I'm looking forward to seeing more of this trip. Like everyone else I dream of going to the tip...one question though, how is it that there are no Crocs in that water? I'm not familiar with the north so please forgive my ignorance. Cheers! Andrew
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I'm looking forward to seeing more of this trip. Like everyone else I dream of going to the tip...one question though, how is it that there are no Crocs in that water? I'm not familiar with the north so please forgive my ignorance. Cheers! Andrew
A lot of the rivers along the OTT are freshwater. There are crocs in the Jardine River and surrounding coastlines.
Mark
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Bumped into Chris in Longreach!
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Bumped into Chris in Longreach!
He must be lost ;D
Mark
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Bumped into Chris in Longreach!
Be buggered mate, can't keep away from each other, how is William going, Sam is driving me up the wall, any chance you can turn around mate...?? I need my sanity back.
Swanny
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Home tomorrow. Post trip depression setting in. Enjoy it
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Sounds like you all had a great trip.
Looking forward to the report with all the juicy details ;D
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I will try and have the report up by Sunday afternoon with a huge amount of pics.
Mark
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Looking forward to it - and then we can ask the ?s which need to be asked!!!
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He must be lost ;D
Mark
You told me to turn right on departure!
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You told me to turn right on departure!
Sorry I meant left. ;D
Mark
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No crocs in Nolan's i'm guessing? ???
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No crocs in Nolan's i'm guessing? ???
None at all.
I am half way through going through the 3000 pics. Unbelievable photos that will be on the report.
Well done to the photographers. :cup:
Mark
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Sent you through a link to some I have done today, lots more to do but will have to wait.
Renno :cheers:
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Renno
Many thanks for the pics and the link. Fantastic photos :cup:
Mark
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Renno,
Great to hear that you made it back home safe and sound, I got the link and I must say, for someone who was spinning the story that you aren't that good at photography above the waterline - your shots are nothing short of stunning. Fabulous work.
I can't help but post up this one below.
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Great shot.
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Some more great shots to tease people before the report
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Mark
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Great stuff :cup:
You can tease some more if you'd like ;D
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Any one get pic's of that idiot at Dulhunty with the disco lights ? :angel:
yogi
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Any one get pic's of that idiot at Dulhunty with the disco lights ? :angel:
yogi
Mate wait for the trip report that person is highlighted.
Mark
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Any one get pic's of that idiot at Dulhunty with the disco lights ? :angel:
yogi
Do you mean this Luanatic? :cheers:
Renno
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No the guy I am thinking about is much better looking than that ..... lol
yogi
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Some panno action from my point and shoot.
(http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/d/48745-2/DSC924.jpg)
Old Coach Road - "The 80"
(http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/d/48741-2/DSC919.jpg)
Old Coach Road - "Top of the Ridge"
(http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/d/48756-2/DSC1029.jpg)
Fruit Bat Falls
(http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/d/48760-2/DSC1057.jpg)
Sun Set Vrilya point
(http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/d/48764-2/DSC1094.jpg)
Beach at the Tip
(http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/d/48768-2/DSC1185.jpg)
Seisia - "The Beach"
(http://gallery.myswag.org/gallery/d/48772-2/DSC1191.jpg)
Seisia - "MySwag prime postion"
yogi
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Great shots Yogi
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some great photo's, a quick question, i avoided Nolan's (had a large camper and did not want to risk it), the people opposite our site at Punsand resort had their Vehicle (towing a camper trailer) written off at Nolan's (it was recovered to the RACQ centre in Bamaga),
was it extremely more difficult this year? Speaking to some mechanics in Cairns they hinted that Nolans claimed quite a few this year
Cheers
Jim
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some great photo's, a quick question, i avoided Nolan's (had a large camper and did not want to risk it), the people opposite our site at Punsand resort had their Vehicle (towing a camper trailer) written off at Nolan's (it was recovered to the RACQ centre in Bamaga),
was it extremely more difficult this year? Speaking to some mechanics in Cairns they hinted that Nolans claimed quite a few this year
Cheers
Jim
I don't think it was any more difficult than in past years, but as is always the case the crossing varies from year to year. If you don't walk it first, plan your recovery, and more importantly - have your straps etc attached BEFORE you attempt the crossing then you are tempting fate.
In my opinion if there were more scalps taken this year then it purely would be due to the increased amount of vehicles doing the track. Every year more and more people head up that way, so it is logical that there would be more people getting into trouble.
Nolans Brook 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i03alQLFYPI#ws)
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Yeah I thought this year Nolan's though deep and longer than previous years was fairly easy as long as you had the weight to keep the wheels in contact with the bottom. Oh and you made sure to walk it and talk to people who had already done it :cheers:
yogi