who else is in love with stradbroke island.

[Chippy76]

Jk
it might be worth putting a link up to your wifes "girls only weekends"
Im sure there are a few camping tortured wives on here who would love to go! Lis is waiting for Fin to finish breast feeding and then she is dead keen!

Cheers Chippy

[Bird]

Put simply, it's paradise on Brisbane's foot step. Heading back there in December.. can't wait.

that photo in yoru sig makes me want to cry.. I miss the sun

[Adrian_connor]

Anybody going to straddie this Xmas. We will be there for 3 weeks. 

[Trackabout Off Road Campers]

We love Straddy too, if we can't make it over to Mainbeach with the camper we're off in the boat to Blakesleys in the boat for a night or two! 

[DaveR]

Thanks everyone.
I have not been to the Islands for about 17 years. Gave it up due to all the stupid folk I witnessed in action, and was sick of helping them out.
Now, I am looking forward to getting back over there with the 5 of us, the kids would love it, especially this dolphin feeding business.
So, for a bloke who hasn't been there for ages and most likely to be going on our own, is the driving difficult to get to the beach side camp spots with CT in tow?
The Straddie Camping site listed here, is that containing everything I need to know for planing a trip as far as bookings and permits etc?
Thanks Swaggers.
Dave

[Carlisle Rogers]

I heart Straddie. Was just there on a photo/ surf trip!

You'll have to wait until January to see the pics, though!

Carlisle

[Beachman]

Thanks everyone.
I have not been to the Islands for about 17 years. Gave it up due to all the stupid folk I witnessed in action, and was sick of helping them out.
Now, I am looking forward to getting back over there with the 5 of us, the kids would love it, especially this dolphin feeding business.
So, for a bloke who hasn't been there for ages and most likely to be going on our own, is the driving difficult to get to the beach side camp spots with CT in tow?
The Straddie Camping site listed here, is that containing everything I need to know for planing a trip as far as bookings and permits etc?
Thanks Swaggers.
Dave

We normally go camping there twice per year and you pick the right track it's easy. We have been taking our camper to the Main Beach camping area for the last 5 years and in this time only once we couldn't get up into the camping area unaided due to the sand erosion.

In saying that you may have to take a easy track and drive the 'Camping tracks on top of the dunes' to an appropriate spot to set up camp, then seeing you no longer have the trailer attached and your 4WD is unloaded, you can then use some the steeper tracks  to access camp from the beach.

[chisel]

Thanks everyone.
I have not been to the Islands for about 17 years. Gave it up due to all the stupid folk I witnessed in action, and was sick of helping them out.
Now, I am looking forward to getting back over there with the 5 of us, the kids would love it, especially this dolphin feeding business.
So, for a bloke who hasn't been there for ages and most likely to be going on our own, is the driving difficult to get to the beach side camp spots with CT in tow?
The Straddie Camping site listed here, is that containing everything I need to know for planing a trip as far as bookings and permits etc?
Thanks Swaggers.
Dave

Yes the http://www.straddiecamping.com.au/ site is all you need, aside from your ferry booking.
You'll need to get a camping permit and a beach driving permit - if you intend to drive on the beach.

As Beachman says, the main beach camping zones are usually ok with camper.  You may have to use one of the easier exits but there are 15 in total so you have a fair bit of choice.  From exit 9 to 12 is a long stretch of good sites.   

[DaveR]

Sweeeeeeettttttt
Thanks for that.
Could be on next weekend, better half has been on to me about camping where she can hear the waves. So this is it.
How much do I appreciate Myswag, more than I can type out here, that is for sure.,
Thanks again.
Dave

[dirtydot.075]

back sat. 2 weeks on flinders bloody brilliant .bowls club point lookout pub. plenty of dart only .12 kg fillets  and plenty of   

[Adrian_connor]

We just got back today spent a week at flinders. Might have saw you there mate. What's your setup.

[dirtydot.075]

hi there adrian. thinking we might have had a yarn about the lifestyle, your maiden voyage! give you a couple of tips on the, not the dart! met you coming on to flinders as we were leaving saturday. black triton d cab lifestyle podium! was that you ? or am i just dribbling.

[Adrian_connor]

Haha yeh mate that's me. You missed a cracker storm Saturday night. Can't wait to get back there.

[KevinNugent]

We have, for years, rented holiday places at Amity.  Love the place.  Now that we have the Swan, we'll be taking it over there.   We don't have the Outback version, so won't be attempting beach camping or the like. Sticking to terra firma I guess.

[dirtydot.075]

adrian how did the new camper hold up,should have seasoned the canvas

[dirtydot.075]

kevin even if you have not got the outback version flinders is fairly easy at low tide,maybe washouts on the beach with heavy rain but from adder side pretty safe!

[KevinNugent]

kevin even if you have not got the outback version flinders is fairly easy at low tide,maybe washouts on the beach with heavy rain but from adder side pretty safe!

Really?  My family would love that!  Thank you, I will check it out!

[TheWall]

Me!

Booked for 4 days at Flinders in mid December. Wahoo!

How accessible are the camp sites when it is not low tide? Will be towing a camper trailer.

Matt

[Adrian_connor]

Me!

Booked for 4 days at Flinders in mid December. Wahoo!

How accessible are the camp sites when it is not low tide? Will be towing a camper trailer.

Matt

Mate just drop your tyres abit and time it right. It is fairly easy. We left on high tide last week and got out but it was a fairly wild ride. Also if you do get stuck there are always plenty of people around willing to help around that time of year.

We are heading over for almost a month in December.

[Adrian_connor]

Getting close to Christmas holidays now. Who's heading to straddie?

[TheWall]

Here now on Flinders Beach. Awesome. 2nd shot is from the window of the Camper.

[wysiwugsc]

Having traveled to most places in the Asia Pacific I'd say it's a toss up between Moreton and Straddie. Both are fantastic

Peter & Jo

[MarkVS]

Those photos are just cruel...........

[Adrian_connor]

Looks great. Very busy over there? Got some friends heading there tomorrow.

[TheWall]

Surprisingly quiet Adrian. Camp site is less than half full I would say. Not unhappy about that either!