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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / August 2006Cape York is still underwater :(
Well we are all packed up here and now find we have no where to go LOL We were off to Cape Melville - today the verdict came in from the rangers that attempted to get there. Sorry, river crossings are up over the bonnet and you have to winch your way across the salt pans! Also the swamps are still way up causing lots of mud. They got there but only just. So lets go to Bathurst Heads! Sorry, you have miles of deep mud, lots of bogs, whinching, etc etc! Sheesh lets go to Kowanyama! LOL.... nah you cant even take a beer in there. We wont go to Weipa - tourist city of the north. Lets try North of Hopevale - there are 3 vehicles going, now for a week that is almost $200 / vehicle. ie $600 for 3 vehicles to camp on aboriginal land. No facilities whatsoever. I dont mind paying a couple of hundred dollars for a week but would be nice if you could have a drop dummy at least for your money. Oh and you are allowed a carton of light beer / car which is ok if you are only going for a few days but for 9 days? Oh well, there is always Lakefield for $4 a night - sounds good to me. Some sites remain closed due to the huge wet, but most is open. > Well we are all packed up here and now find we have no where to go LOL > We were off to Cape Melville - today the verdict came in from the rangers [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Oh well, there is always Lakefield for $4 a night - sounds good to me. > Some sites remain closed due to the huge wet, but most is open. Surprised CY is still so soggy...even my mailman and his drunken rellies got home safely :)) CY to the top is ok - even if it werent with up to 350 people tackling it each day through the dry season you sure have a lot of helpers if you get stuck! I was really talking about the CM area, east coast. Sorry. Kathy. Strange seasons eh? Apparently SE Aust is dry as a cuns nunt. I watered my garden for the first time yesterday. (I'm in Townsville for those that don't know) > Strange seasons eh? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > (I'm in Townsville for those that don't know) I came through WA, SA and NSW a couple of weeks ago. The country was looking better than I've ever seen it before. They'd obviously had a bit of rain. Brisbane is crying out for water, but the Gold Coasts dam is full. Wierd. >> Strange seasons eh? >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Brisbane is crying out for water, but the Gold Coasts dam is full. > Wierd. The Gold Coast's dam is full because it's quite small. On the othr hand Wivenhoe Dam, which supplies Brisbane, is larger (in capacity) than Sydney Harbour. and wivenhoe is about as empty as a sh.t carters hat > The Gold Coast's dam is full because it's quite small. On the othr hand > Wivenhoe Dam, which supplies Brisbane, is larger (in capacity) than Sydney > Harbour. > and wivenhoe is about as empty as a sh.t carters hat > >> The Gold Coast's dam is full because it's quite small. On the othr hand >> Wivenhoe Dam, which supplies Brisbane, is larger (in capacity) than Sydney >> Harbour. They were both empty until a few months ago. Then there was a few days rain in the Gold Coast hinterland. That was enough to top up the Hinze Dam. According to their websites, Hinze holds 161070 megalitres and Wivenhoe holds 1.16 million megalitres. Wivenhoe is currently at 26.65% of capacity which is just under 31000000 megalitres. That's why I think the whole percentage thing is misleading. I think they should tell people in a particular region, how many days, weeks or months supply remains i think thats 2 too many zero's > According to their websites, Hinze holds 161070 megalitres and Wivenhoe > holds 1.16 million megalitres. Wivenhoe is currently at 26.65% of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > should tell people in a particular region, how many days, weeks or months > supply remains > i think thats 2 too many zero's > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> should tell people in a particular region, how many days, weeks or months >> supply remains You know, I counted the zeros twice before I sent that message and I was sure I was right lol thats cool mate > You know, I counted the zeros twice before I sent that message and I was > sure I was right >> and wivenhoe is about as empty as a sh.t carters hat >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > they should tell people in a particular region, how many days, weeks or > months supply remains and put a stop to people filling friggin swimming pools no water to do a car wash but I can fill my 30,000 litre pool no worries and keep it topped up even though it's too cold to swim in it fuckwits Kev >>> Strange seasons eh? >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Wivenhoe Dam, which supplies Brisbane, is larger (in capacity) than Sydney > Harbour. 4times a big infact. And the Hindz dam (that supplies the GC) is full cause the friggen Brisbane city council sold the GCCC a sh&t load of water a few months ago unknown to lots of Brizvagas dwellers. THATS why they have a full dam. >>>> Strange seasons eh? >>>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > a few months ago unknown to lots of Brizvagas dwellers. THATS why they > have a full dam. Wasn't a few months ago. More like 2 years or more. We've had at least 3 decent downpours (flooded my garage and washed drive away) in the last 2 years. THATS why we've got water. And we conserve water by washing in the surf :)) In 20 years we've had water restrictions for 16. Now they want restrictions cause the rest of Qld is dry. You buggars have been washing your cars while mine had to remain filthy. that's why you've got no water. > CY to the top is ok - even if it werent with up to 350 people tackling it > each day through the dry season you sure have a lot of helpers if you get > stuck! I was really talking about the CM area, east coast. Sorry. > Kathy. Yes, and I was being silly :)) I guess that the track out to Portland Roads is probably a bit soggy ? Not surprised that the south eastern bit is still wet. A bit off topic, but I might be working up there (fly in fly out) soon. Fingers crossed...................I HATE Qld Health!! oh wot id give to be up there about now ">A bit off topic, but I might be working up there (fly in fly out) soon. > Fingers crossed...................I HATE Qld Health!! Hiya Barnsey *waves* LTNS Hubby was staying at Lockhardt couple of weeks ago. Good sloppy drive over to Portland Roads and Chilli Beach. People are getting into that country. Remember to lock your door at night!!! hahah. Looks like we are heading up Starcke way for a few days, pity it is a green zone so no fishing at all. From there we will scoot across to Lakefield and hopefully get onto some fish. Enjoy Lockhardt! Kathy. BZZZZT! Wrong. I'll be working in the gulf, not the cape. (Just got a phone call from the agency) Lawn Hill is near by though, and I might be going to Kurrumba when required. 8 on 6 off. Either way, it's all good. Fingers VERY crossed! Getting pretty hot out there now - take a good hat LOL Do you get home for your 6 off? If you dont, take your fishing gear. This time of the year the fish are really starting to go back on the bite. Lucky bugger! (unless of course you are stuck in Doomagee - locals call it Beirut ) If stuck in Doomagee they say you sleep in a compound, and lock up tight at night. Have a great time out there! Kathy. > Getting pretty hot out there now - take a good hat LOL > Do you get home for your 6 off? If you dont, take your fishing gear. This [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lock up tight at night. Have a great time out there! > Kathy. Century mine actually.............as a cleaner!! Yeah fly home for 6 days, although I can fly to where ever, if I want. Maybe Mrs B and the kids can meet me up there for my days off. Sounds nice, eh? I did a week in Doom City in 97 when I was working at Mt Isa Base Hospital. It was an eye opener, shall we say. Never been so pleased to get on a plane at the end of it. I'll find out in the next few days about the mine job. Fingers crossed. I really don't want to do what I'm doing anymore. . |
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