25 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 33 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 22 TLCC Cape York Trip - Thelma and Jeff Webster) The Development Road from the small town of Laura to Lakeland was in very good condition. We said "Goo... more.

24 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 32 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 21 TLCC Cape York Trip - Jan and Dave Marsh) We departed Laura at 8.15am but after approximately ½ hour Jeff and Thelma had to return to Laura. They had... more.

23 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 31 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 20 TLCC Cape York Trip - Michelle Jacka & David Martin) Our trip today was to be a little adventurous with Collyn leading us along tracks he had not pre... more.

22 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 30 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 19 TLCC Cape York Trip) Today’s events were recorded by Michelle, as Dave (alone) Darke chose not to write his report. We planned to leave the Archer... more.

21 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 29 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 18 TLCC Cape York Trip - Jan and Dave Marsh) Chili Beach was beautiful however the rubbish scattered along the beach is disappointing. We broke camp at ... more.

20 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 28 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 17 TLCC Cape York Trip - Thelma and Jeff) It was a cloudy morning as we left Captain Billy’s Landing. Tony’s (Na- Na’s) vehicle was made road worthy but... more.

19 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 27 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 16 TLCC Cape York Trip - Josephine and Trevor) All up at 6.00am to leave camp at 7.45am. Our first stop was the Bakehaus in Bamaga. After everyone had b... more.

18 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 26 - Seisa to Cairns

(Day 15 TLCC Cape York Trip - Iris & Donald) Today’s the day we go to "The Tip" We all woke early ready to leave at 8.00am to go to the Tip of Australia. ... more.

17 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 25 - Weipa to Seisa

Rest Day – day’s events covered by Michelle A rest day in Seisa can mean many things to many people. Our group covered just about all the possibilities avail... more.

16 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 24 - Weipa to Seisa

(Bill & Neil) We departed Eliot Falls about 7.30am along the Northern end of the Telegraph Track, on of the better 4WD locations on the Cape. This road has int... more.

15 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 23 - Weipa to Seisa

Rest day at Eliot Falls – day’s events covered by Michelle After a good night of entertainment around the campfire we had the day to ourselves to visit and s... more.

14 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 22 - Weipa to Seisa

Gunshot Day (Michelle & David) The day started with light rain just as we lifted camp. We all knew today was "Gunshot Day" and there was some excitement b... more.

13 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 21 - Weipa to Seisa

Trip notes were not written by the assigned driver today who was David Darke so were compiled by Michelle (he was fined). Leaving Stones Crossing was quite e... more.

12 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 20 - Weipa to Seisa

(Jan and Dave Marsh) We left the Weipa camping ground reasonably early at 8.30am bound for Pennefather. After a lengthy beach run along white sand and tropical... more.

11 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 19 - Weipa to Seisa

(Lay day in Weipa – day’s events covered by Michelle Jacka) It was suggested that whilst we were in Weipa we should take a tour of the area including the min... more.

10 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 18 - Cairns to Weipa

(Thelma and Jeff Webster) We left Kalpower station on time travelling along Lakefield Road and were able to travel at 80km per hour because the road conditio... more.

09 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 17 - Cairns to Weipa

(Oliver & Tony) Our convoy departed Bathurst Bay at 8.30am after meeting at the garbage tip. After proceeding through a salt lake and creek we came upon a la... more.

08 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 16 - Cairns to Weipa

Rest day at Bathurst Bay – day’s events covered by Michelle Jacka Due to a very late arrival at Bathurst Bay last night most camps were erected hurriedly and... more.

07 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 15 - Cairns to Weipa

(Josephine & Trevor- Bungarribee 4WD Club) With a good start to the day we awoke to a nice clear morning and by 7.30am we were packed and ready to leave from... more.

06 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day14 - Cairns to Weipa

We did not change convoy order today and traveled only 35km so as no one was assigned the trip report Michelle (trip editor) recorded the day’s events. We le... more.

05 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 13 - Cairns to Weipa

(Iris & Donald) Today began another day of new adventures on our Cape York trip. We broke camp late at 11am so the morning started off slow. Donald and I wen... more.

04 Aug 1998 - Cape York Day 12 - Cairns to Weipa

With a convoy of 9 vehicles it was agreed that we would rotate convoy positions each travelling day with Collyn our trip leader holding car 1 position but car 2... more.

04 Aug 1998 - New Life Day 12 - Sydney to Cairns

Today’s the day we begin our trip to Cape York with the TLCC club. The meeting place is way out of town on the Captain Cook drive opposite the airport past Port... more.

03 Aug 1998 - New Life Day 11 - Sydney to Cairns

We shopped all day. Car parts and food. We returned at 6pm and then left again at 7pm to visit the Internet café at the Night Markets in Cairns. We forgot that ... more.

02 Aug 1998 - New Life Day 10 - Sydney to Cairns

David is fixing things. Tightening the screw to hold the console in place; removing and replacing the drain hose for the sink; and pulling everything out of the... more.

01 Aug 1998 - New Life Day 9 - Sydney to Cairns

Trip meter 2704km We left Balgal Beach at 10am and arrived in Cairns by 1.30pm. Trip meter 2998km. We found the Coconut Village Caravan Park easily and fe... more.

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Ningaloo Trip Report - Part 1: Overview

Ningaloo Trip - Food Inventory

Ningaloo Coast - Incidents & Illness

Food Additives - Update

Busselton Half Ironman

Rottnest Island

Cape York Day 33 - Seisa to Cairns

Mid-West Trip

Ningaloo Trip Report - Part 2: Day 1 - Day 3 (Perth to Ningaloo)

My ANZAC connection