The Cape York adventure was every thing we could have imagined and then more. Excitement, joy, frights laughter and even some saucy language from Joanne. The adventure would not have been achieved without the involvement of Richard and Geoff, who we have to sincerely thank for joining us on this part of our Australian journey. You guys were fantastic travelling companions we had some great conversations around the campfires and lots of laughs.
The route and activities
- Cape Preparations and Downtime
- Cooktown to Chilli Beach
- Frenchman’s Track
- The Old Telegraph Track
- Waterfalls
- Turtle Pond
- Nolan’s Creek Incident
- The Tip Trip
- Thursday and Horn Island
- Weipa and back to Cooktown
Cape Trip – Details and Data
| Start Location |
Cooktown, Queensland |
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| End Location |
Cooktown, Queensland |
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| Days |
Driving 9 (25%) Camping/4WD Tracks 27 (75%) Total 36 |
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| Distance Travelled |
2708km (Without Digger |
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| Fuel purchased |
302.36 litres |
$494.30 (Avg $1.63/Ltr) |
| Fuel Consumption |
11.2Ltr/100km |
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| Dmax Servicing |
Front Brake pads replaced, Cooktown |
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| Kokoda Servicing |
Nil |
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| Mile Beaches |
Nil |
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| Accommodation | No of Nights | Cost |
| Free Camp | 16 (44%) | $0.00 |
| RV Friendly | 8 (22%) | $160.00 |
| National Parks | 3 (8%) | $38.10 |
| Caravan Park | 7 (19%) | $190.00 |
| Hotel/Motels | 2 (6%) | $296.00 |
| Total | 36 | $684.10 |
