Towing a caravan, what could go wrong? Cape York Part 1/3 - Ep.10

Make sure you check out Part 2 when we finally make it to the tip of australia! ( Cape York with a caravan )
🌴Daintree to Musgrave Roadhouse⛽️ via Cooktown (Bloomfield & Battlecamp tracks)
We finally started our trek up to Cape York!!
We met up with our friends Dan & Em in Cairns and headed to the Daintree for our first night stop.
Next day we crossed the Daintree river via the ferry and started the trek up to Cooktown, via the infamous Bloomfield Track. Recommended for 4WDS and no caravans. Well it was a little hairy on some of the climbs but we made it! Over the next few days we camped at this beautiful spot by a creek outside Wajul Wajul. Another night camped at the iconic Lions Den Hotel and then finally making it to Cooktown.
We arrived on a Friday and was only planning a nights stay, but we quickly found out we had stumbled into the only event Cooktown has each year - the Cooktown festival, celebrating Captain Cook! We scored a spot right in town at a van park (last 2 spots! one for us and Dan&Em). Lots of activities all weekend to keep us entertained and all walking distance from our van park! Score!
After a few nights of celebrating and getting into the festive spirit we headed off on the battlecamp track headed for the Cape. We stayed in a few nice spots before seeing civilization again at Musgrave Roadhouse and stocking up with some more fuel to continue the trip north! We aren't in a rush and are trying to detour off the main PDR (peninsula development road) as much as possible!
Cape York Wrap up!
⭐️CAPE YORK🔥🐊🇦🇺
[From Cairns up to the tip & back to Cairns]
Number of days for our cape trip; 35 days
Total kms covered; 3,018kms 🚘
Average fuel prices per L for diesel only;
- Cairns $1.29
- Cooktown $1.37
- Musgrave Roadhouse $1.52
- Bramwell $2.00
- Jardine $1.60
- Bamaga $1.60-$1.79
- Weipa $1.40
- Lakelands $1.34
Total $$$ spent on fuel; $747.50 ⛽️
Money spent on food and drinks (alcohol included);
- groceries/supermarket/bottleO's : $823
- takeout / sneaky roadies : $417
Total $$$ on campsite fees; $425
Our top 5 places to see;
- the tip sign
- Lakefield National Park
- Chili Beach (expect alot of rubbish)
- Wajul Wajul falls / Bloomfield falls
- Cape Tribulation
Our top 5 camp spots; 🏕
- Free camp on the beach at the tip (beach access near carpark for the Tip sign)
- Loyalty Beach Campground
- Wenlock River / Botavia Goldfields
- Captain Billy's Landing (need a permit)
- Free camp just 2km north of Coen by the river
Number of campfires; 17🔥
Places where you can get groceries up at the Cape; 🍏🍞🍶
- Seisha has a great fresh butcher
- Decent grocery store in Bamaga with plenty of supplies to get you out of trouble (had a good supply of fruit and veg)
- Coen shops (x2) have minor supplies
- Weipa has a Woolworths, bakery & butcher
- Most roadhouses have very basic stock also if your desperate
Gas refills: $10 per kg to top up at the tip! $6 per kg in Weipa. We suggest to take plenty for your trip and use it sparingly.
Handy maps 🗺 we used daily; Hema Maps -paper map of the cape ($15), Cairns tourism map of the cape tracks (free) & Croc tents map - of the Capes finer tracks up at the tip (free from croc tent)
Times we needed the winch / recovery gear; 3 🙄
Number of crocodiles spotted; 2 (poor effort we know!) 🐊
Other wildlife spotted;
- dingos: 2
- goanna's: 6
- cows: hundreds
- horses: 56
- stray dogs: 34
- beautiful birds & butterflies; countless
Fish caught; only 1 - 73cm Barramundi from a inland hole we nicknamed 'barra-dice'. 🐟
Helpful tips;
- alcohol restrictions are in place after the Jardine (we saw police 3 times on separate occasions checking people)
- If you go to Chili beach, spend at least 1-2nights. We thought it was a big drive just for a day trip.
- Most people use UHF channel 40 to communicate on the roads
- Cooktown has great stores to top up with last minute tools, groceries, fishing gear etc. We stocked up alot in Cairns.
- The Croc Tent Cape York has more than enough Cape' souvenirs to satisfy your needs
- If your towing anything, check your bearings of each wheel, everytime you stop
Ferry Prices;
- Daintree; Car only $14 & Car+Camper/Caravan $19 (both prices one way)
- Jardine; Car only $99 & Car+Camper/Caravan $130 (both prices return)
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