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General => Previous Member Trips => Trips, Tracks, Touring and Reports => 2014 members Cape York Trip => Topic started by: Zilch on July 24, 2014, 08:20:45 PM
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Will upload some videos of the creek Crossings, but it went like this
Left Lions Den and had Breakfast in Cookstown, then into Lakefield NP via Battle Camp Road and the Normanby River Crossing
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/LakefieldNP_zpsf7244df1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/LakefieldNP_zpsf7244df1.jpg.html)
Normanby River(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/th_NormanbyRiver_zpsd1e5370a.mp4) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/NormanbyRiver_zpsd1e5370a.mp4)
We got to the White and Red Lilly Lagoons and got a picture of some of the locals
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/Magpiesatwhitelily_zps21a23db0.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/Magpiesatwhitelily_zps21a23db0.jpg.html)
Then setup camp for the night
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/hanncrossing_zps9140ab66.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/hanncrossing_zps9140ab66.jpg.html)
after much foraging (in the freezer) we found some bush tucker that was suitable for our simple Pommie palates and taste :cheers:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/englishbushtucker_zps222c2026.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/englishbushtucker_zps222c2026.jpg.html)
The next morning arose early to get some pictures at Hann crossing of the North Kennedy River
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/dawnonNKennedy_zps8fe55fde.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/dawnonNKennedy_zps8fe55fde.jpg.html)
and then left for Bramwell Station via Lakefield Road for the night
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/lakefieldcreekxing_zps4a88e8f5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/lakefieldcreekxing_zps4a88e8f5.jpg.html)
to be continued
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After a night at Bramwell we headed to Elliot Falls camping area
about to put the tow/toe in the water after leaving the SB Bypass
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/ElliotFallsentrancecreek_zpsa420bd4a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/ElliotFallsentrancecreek_zpsa420bd4a.jpg.html)
After 3 1/2 hours on the road we went for a swim at the Saucepan and then twin falls
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/saucepan_zpsbbc404b2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/saucepan_zpsbbc404b2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/elliot_zps8a0965d2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/elliot_zps8a0965d2.jpg.html)
The next morning we headed off to Punsand Bay via the OTT as far as mistake Creek, did a few crossings on the way, Canal, Sam, Mistake,
then avoided the Nolans/Jardine altogether
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/OTTCreekxing_zps2f36ca82.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/OTTCreekxing_zps2f36ca82.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/th_DSCN0148_zpsd31138c3.mp4) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/DSCN0148_zpsd31138c3.mp4)
eventually at 2 ish we arrived at Punsand Bay.. Sunsets were just spectacular
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/PunsandSunset_zpsf2d09d56.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/PunsandSunset_zpsf2d09d56.jpg.html)
The next day we headed to the tip, the Rangie sunbathing
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/SportatTip_zps6ffc8566.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/SportatTip_zps6ffc8566.jpg.html)
I only have 670 photo's and vids, so will post more later
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Great pics and video. They bring back lots of wonderful memories.
The Cape doesn't seem to have changed at all, which I suppose is a good thing.
Nice to see a bit of colour on the Rangie in the photo up at the Tip, and I got a laugh out of the Indian take away :cup:
Hope all goes well for take two of the trip :cheers:
Karen
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You certainly didn't mess around getting there!
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we left Cairns on the Tuesday to get to Lions Den
Wednesday we hit Lakefield
Thursday Bramwell
Friday Elliot Falls
Saturday thru to tuesday Punsand Bay
coming back was a lot quicker :cup:
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few more creek crossing and pictures..
We did the OTT track into Elliot off the Bamaga Bypass
the two perspectives
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/th_MVI_1191_zps3a908db4.mp4) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/MVI_1191_zps3a908db4.mp4)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/th_DSCN0096_zpse1c08927.mp4) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/DSCN0096_zpse1c08927.mp4)
After leaving Elliot we carried on North up the OTT across Sam, Canal and Mistake
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/th_MVI_1208_zpsf9b016df.mp4) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/MVI_1208_zpsf9b016df.mp4)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/th_MVI_1212_zpsb42b5400.mp4) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/MVI_1212_zpsb42b5400.mp4)
picture from the Tip
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/zilch/Cape%20York%20Trip/DSC00762_zps3fc20b0a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/zilch/media/Cape%20York%20Trip/DSC00762_zps3fc20b0a.jpg.html)
:cheers: