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Lefty wrote:Great pics and reports there TB. Looks like you blokes are having an absolute ball. :woohoo:
Another one on the bucket list.
Ride safe.
Cheers,
Lefty
Need to do it more than once I reckon Lefty this is my second and it’s good having a little idea what to expect. We are doing some different things and it’s changed heaps eh
Tomorrow is the big day given what we have been hearing about the telegraph track. Drowned enduro bikes, 4w4s etc as the creeks are up because of the late wet season finish.
We will suss it and deal with it plenty of photos and helmet cam.
I booked us into Punsand bay camp area today and for the huge fresh caught sea food banquet Saturday night as wellTB
Trailboss wrote:Lefty wrote:Great pics and reports there TB. Looks like you blokes are having an absolute ball. :woohoo:Another one on the bucket list.
Ride safe.
Cheers,
LeftyNeed to do it more than once I reckon Lefty this is my second and it’s good having a little idea what to expect. We are doing some different things and it’s changed heaps eh
Tomorrow is the big day given what we have been hearing about the telegraph track. Drowned enduro bikes, 4w4s etc as the creeks are up because of the late wet season finish.
We will suss it and deal with it plenty of photos and helmet cam.
I booked us into Punsand bay camp area today and for the huge fresh caught sea food banquet Saturday night as wellTB
Hi TB,
Yes I reckon that your right, about doing it more than once. Also, not being ignorant but where does the telegraph track go to/from and how many km’s? Do you go further north or is Weipa as far as you go? What time do you plan to leave?
Also what has you fuel range been like? Have you had to carry more?Say Hi to the guys for me and ride safe Gents. :woohoo:
Cheers,
Lefty
Lefty wrote:Hi TB,
Yes I reckon that your right, about doing it more than once. Also, not being ignorant but where does the telegraph track go to/from and how many km’s? Do you go further north or is Weipa as far as you go? What time do you plan to leave?
Also what has you fuel range been like? Have you had to carry more?Say Hi to the guys for me and ride safe Gents. :woohoo:
Cheers,
LeftyFuel range hasnt been a real problem although I did put 24L in my 23L tank at Charters Towers
The telegraph track is a harder old unserviced alternative between Bramwell junction and the Jardine River
No we head further north today as far as the cape is concerned we are only halfway there follow the spot Click hereTB
Day 6 Weipa 2 Seisa
We left the van park at 6.30 to go out towards the mine to the biggest suspension bridge in the southern hemisphere We stopped in the passing bay halfway along
. A haul train came along
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnShCKYg0CM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
We left and headed out short cutting at the 66 km mark through a station to the development road
I was parked on the Wenlock river bridge telling Nick how Chicken had floated his car across here on a home made barge before the bridge was in use and he started yelling road train we got is of the bridge quick smart
Kram snuck through before the truck who had to stop for us in the end proceeded
We went into Morten station
Is this the raft Chicken?
More soon
TB
Some great pics and a great report. Nick doesn’t look very awake in that pasing bay though. :blink: 😆 😆
How was the trip heading further up north? Was the road condition ok?
Cheers,
LeftyDay 6 cont
We headed to Bramwell junction to fuel this is the start of the old telegraph track and the horror stories and advice there was coming thick and fast. The first crossing was the carnage place apparently so we headed there. Thick sand on a 240 kilo adventure bike is no fun and hard work but we all got through without a problem. Not far from the crossing we came upon a line up of about 20 four wheel drives and the pan heads that drive them. We squeezed past to the crossing to see dickheads trying to cut the banks out with axes (yes axes) and them throwing logs in the mud. Unfortunately all my pictures of this are on my camera and I can’t get to them until I get to my laptop or iPad on the way home. We watched a couple of knuckle heads destroy the crossing and their cars before we rode back to Bramwell Junction. We then went 42 kilometres up the delvopment rd to the gunshot entrance that travels past the rangers head quarters. It looked like a good ride so off we went, well everyone had a moment (at least one) on this section in the deep sand but again everyone got through upright. We stopped at the north south intersection
Track travelled
Track about to be travelled
I was at this intersection we watched the ranger do his best Toby Price impersonation on his unregistered CRF450 we had seen him at Bramwell Junction as well seems as they are allowed to ride unregistered bikes on the rego required tracks and roads in the national park!
We continued to the old tele track and onto cockatoo creek to again be confronted with a line up of 4w4s and the track destroying type of clown that drive them. We watched and then walked the crossing deciding we would get the bikes through but it would take us all to get every bike across. Again I have photos taken by a young lady who used my camera oh and some helmet cam. We all ended up wet but happy we had got them through. I will load the pictures when we get to my iPad. Up the tele track further I hit a water rut hard so after I noticed my screen dash assembly was flopping around and found that the tower bracket had broken a weld so quick cable tie job was in order. The corrogations are something else at times which wouldnt have helped.
We flew to the Jardine ferry only to get a lecture from a tourist regarding how to pass them which may have been fair enough considering Nick and I barreled past at about 130 on the dirt. We paid our $33 to cross the ferry which is owned by the native title holders $33 seemed a little steep for the 100m crossing but they have the market cornered ehJardine River roadhouse with petrol and diesel @ $3.00/L!!!
Jardine River crossing
Jardine River
The ferry driver who was a funny bugger “HEY IT’S THE OLD BULLS!”
Onward to Seisa we went taking a side track which I got some helmet cam footage off I decided to have a red hot crack until I ran wide and scared myself
We went to check out the water, organised a camp site, had a feed, found out where we could go tonight, got some beers and settled in.
Thursday island ferry jetty
So down to the fishing club this evening for beers and burgers over looking the ocean
The tip walk tomorrow
TB
brings back alot of good memories. Did a solo up there in the early 90’s and may do it again.
Watch out for the backpackers
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