... I sure as heck am NOT looking forward to the drive to work.We had so much extra traffic last week and it is getting worse the closer we get to the day of the eclipse.
+1 there Bill - I don't have as long a drive a you do, but my work is right in town, three blocks back from the esplanade. I don't think anything will be going in or out of there for most of the day.
I hope it's a nice morning. We're currently running 50/50 - Saturday was rainy, Sunday was perfect, today is raining. If the pattern continues, it doesn't look good for Wednesday
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A mate of mine is coming up for it. He couldn't get flights in/out of Cairns, so is flying into Townsville on the 13th, picking up his rental car and driving to Cairns - he gets in around midnight. He leaves around 10am to head back to TSV. He's keener than I'd be, but it is in his field of expertise.
Got to hand it to the Palmer River guy - he's going to make a killing out of it. I was talking to a bloke who was talking to a bloke, etc, apparently the spot where they're holding the festival is just in a paddock on the cattle property. There's a dam in the middle, but no running water/creeks. This friend-of-a-friend had done a beer delivery out there, and was aghast at the lack of toilets, and the fact that it's just 10,000 people in a cow paddock for 10 days. If it's dry, it'll be messy, but if it rains...
No idea on how true it is, but I've heard the cops have contingency plans to shut down the Capt Cook highway if things get too busy/stupid with people stopping on the road. Same deal for the beaches - once they get full they'll close the access roads in off the highway, and no one gets in or out until the rest of the traffic settles down. Might be a long day for some people if that's the case. They're talking about 200+ busses heading up the Capt Cook on the morning, so...
Cheers!
Matto
