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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #50 on: June 09, 2014, 08:07:36 PM »
Quote from: Hoyks on June 09, 2014, 07:57:06 PM
When will you guys heading up?

We are leaving Brisbane on 29th June. I was tossing up whether to go with almost new stock tyres but bit the bullet on Friday and dropped into Bob Jane's. Looks like it was a good idea to get new BFG A/Ts fitted tomorrow, maybe I should have gone the M/T's ;D.

We leave Cairns on the 21st June  ;D

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #51 on: June 09, 2014, 08:37:31 PM »
Wave as you drive past on the way home then ;D.
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #52 on: June 10, 2014, 09:53:58 AM »
Quote from: McGirr on June 09, 2014, 06:01:30 PM

This will make things interesting but it will be 2 weeks before we hit this road and it will be open by then.

See this trip will be memorable  :D

Mark
If it stops raining then they can recover the bogged trucks and open the road  ;D .

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #53 on: June 10, 2014, 11:09:10 AM »
Quote from: Hoyks on June 09, 2014, 07:57:06 PM
When will you guys heading up?

We are leaving Brisbane on 29th June. I was tossing up whether to go with almost new stock tyres but bit the bullet on Friday and dropped into Bob Jane's. Looks like it was a good idea to get new BFG A/Ts fitted tomorrow, maybe I should have gone the M/T's ;D.
We're leaving the same day! I'm guessing we'll end up bumping into echother somewhere along the way!

Cheers!
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #54 on: June 10, 2014, 02:08:41 PM »
The Croc Tent just posted this on facebook:

"Just spoke with Coen Police to check on the alleged road closure between Coen and Archer River, the officer advised that there had been no actual road closure but confirmed that the recent rain had definitely had a serious impact on road conditions. He suggested that there were some quite deep ruts and washouts and a few muddy patches, but everything was drying out nicely already."

Fingers crossed they don't get any more rain though before you all head up.

Happy travels :D
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #55 on: June 10, 2014, 06:28:28 PM »
From Tourism Cape York

"Hi, I've just pulled in to Laura, the road north from Laura to musgrave is the worst bit mainly due to corrugation and pot holes, the rest had large ruts bc it's all chopped up, not good for towing things"



It will dry out but will be a little rough. Will need to graded but this won't happen for a while.

The last time it was this bad is when I went in 2006 when a late cyclone hit the Cape. We went in September that year and it was like a ghost town up there.

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #56 on: June 10, 2014, 07:26:05 PM »
Quote from: McGirr on June 10, 2014, 06:28:28 PM


The last time it was this bad is when I went in 2006 when a late cyclone hit the Cape. We went in September that year and it was like a ghost town up there.

Mark


we were up The Cape in September of 2006, i thought the roads were ok myself...lol...was definately not what you'd call busy up there though  8)
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #57 on: June 11, 2014, 10:40:13 AM »

More pics of the Development Road between Laura and Coen

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #58 on: June 11, 2014, 10:41:10 AM »
No dust..... :cup: :cup:
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #59 on: June 11, 2014, 10:56:08 AM »
Does this mean I’ll get the truck dirty!

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #60 on: June 11, 2014, 11:07:58 AM »
Quote from: GeoffA on June 11, 2014, 10:41:10 AM
No dust..... :cup: :cup:

Yes hopefully no dust.

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #61 on: June 11, 2014, 02:04:50 PM »
Quote from: Chris J on June 11, 2014, 10:56:08 AM
Does this mean I’ll get the truck dirty!

Chris.

Gee I hope there is a cheap scouts $5.00 car wash around when I get back. That will make their day  ;D ;D

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #62 on: June 11, 2014, 02:40:21 PM »
Now you all see the real reason we passed on the Cape trip this year  ;D ...............................MUD, the brochure didn't say anything about mud  :o   lol.     It's time to give the new KM2's a quick test yogi  ;D
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #63 on: June 11, 2014, 05:14:40 PM »
Looks like you guys are going to have alot of fun this year  :laugh:
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #64 on: June 11, 2014, 08:38:51 PM »
Yeah .... looks like fun JK ;D All of the tracks I had planned to do are all CLOSED 8)

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #65 on: June 12, 2014, 06:02:56 AM »
Quote from: yogi on June 11, 2014, 08:38:51 PM
Yeah .... looks like fun JK ;D All of the tracks I had planned to do are all CLOSED 8)

yogi

And Kerry has me cleaning the Pajero before we go... A least it'll look nice and shiney for the trip up to Cairns.
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #66 on: June 12, 2014, 07:33:41 PM »
Might shuffle some tyres around when we get to Cairns......
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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #67 on: June 16, 2014, 07:27:34 AM »
Someone who just drove between Musgrave and Laura yesterday after the rain hit.





But there is no dust  ;D

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #68 on: June 16, 2014, 10:50:27 AM »
Quote from: GeoffA on June 12, 2014, 07:33:41 PM
Might shuffle some tyres around when we get to Cairns......
Tyres were shuffled prior to Mark arriving to help ;D

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #69 on: June 16, 2014, 10:56:04 AM »
Quote from: GeoffA on June 12, 2014, 07:33:41 PM
Might shuffle some tyres around when we get to Cairns......

Geoff,
what do you mean by 'shuffle' ?

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #70 on: June 16, 2014, 10:56:52 AM »
Quote from: McGirr on June 16, 2014, 07:27:34 AM
Someone who just drove between Musgrave and Laura yesterday after the rain hit.





But there is no dust  ;D

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Lovely, we will all have trucks and campers the same colour  :cup: :cup:

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #71 on: June 16, 2014, 10:59:19 AM »
Quote from: Mobi on June 16, 2014, 10:56:52 AM
Lovely, we will all have trucks and campers the same colour  :cup: :cup:

 :cheers:

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CM4X4NUT (Craig) will be SO dissapointed he cant take his.....nice...white...cruiser.....up there.

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #72 on: June 16, 2014, 03:20:34 PM »
Quote from: MarkVS on June 16, 2014, 10:59:19 AM
CM4X4NUT (Craig) will be SO dissapointed he cant take his.....nice...white...cruiser.....up there.

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #73 on: June 16, 2014, 07:37:44 PM »

Well this is going to be one hell of a trip. With light rain still falling in Cairns and reports that some tracks are closed such as Frenchmans and parts of lakefield. The tracks will be very interesting.

The weather heading up is expected to clear but the rain along the coast is here for another week but expected to clear.

I have never seen rain / wet season continue this long since I have been in Cairns (17years).

Looking forward to the trip of a lifetime.

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Re: Update on Road conditions for the Cape
« Reply #74 on: June 16, 2014, 08:21:18 PM »
Is anyone taking a boat...or liferaft maybe? ;D
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