Page 4 - Cape York 2014

Day 1 detour because of bushfires along Tyndale Rest Area, for morning tea,
the highway, we go through then it is on to Murwillumbah for
t is 07:30 Friday, 1 August 2014 Kempsey around the back roads lunch at 12:22. With still 220
Iand our Cape York adventure and again held up as we wait for kilometres to go we have a quick
begins. We’re off on the highway up lunch and are on the road again at
north; Two hours on and first stop the fire to clear from the road 13:05, stopping at Caboolture for our
Mooney Mooney rest area where we before we can continue on break and afternoon tea. We had not
have our morning tea stop. through the smoke-filled road. booked ahead for Bribie Island and
Next stop is Bulahdelah for lunch As we head to our first were hoping to go to the same park
and then afternoon tea is at destination for the trip we pass we had stayed at in 1991, but on
Carole’s brothers at Lake Cathie. several vintage VW Beatles, some arrival we found it was full and had
After enjoying afternoon tea we laden down with suitcases on the no vacancies; so we headed off to the
set off again for Nambucca Heads roof. On arrival at the “White other park on the Island “ Bangaree”
but before long the traffic stops Albatross Caravan Park”, our Caravan Park. Oh they only have one
and we are held up with a truck booked site for the night, the site available and it is only for a small
accident. We are forced to detour manager notices we have a VW vehicle, we’re in luck but it is at the
end of the park and a long way from
over unsealed roads, dust van and asks are we here for the amenities.
everywhere hard to see where we VW Expo; Hah so that is why
are going and then this semi there were all these VW’s on the Day 3
trailer coming the other way road! relaxing day on Bribie Island,
heading towards us, we are glad Day 2 Awent for a walk along the
when the dust clears and we’re Esplanade and did some shopping Clockwise from above: bridge to Bribie
back on the Highway, but not for gain we head off at 07:30 in the Island; sailing boat in bay; our site in
long, we are again forced to Amorning, first stop is at 10:01 at the corner of the park