Gday all, Wondering if anyone in the collective adventure rider world has travelled from Darwin across the Gulf and up to Cape York and back? A broad question, I realise. I am trying to gauge if it would be possible to do in a 14 day window, in the dry season, without being a marathon of all riding and no sightseeing as such. Any advice appreciated. Cheers
Hello I drove Cairns-Cape York-Weipa-Cairns-Normanton-Roper Bar-Mataranka this June-July. This took me almost 2-3 weeks one way. Normanton-Roper Bar-Mataranka is great with few traffic and lots of watercrossings, some good dirt roads but also some bulldust. Forget Cape York with the bike. Every summer they have a asshole meeting up there and every idiot with a SUV must attend it. You suck a lot of dirt because they don't slow down when they pass you and there are even some roadkings who think it's fun to overtake a bike doing already 90 km/h on the dirt. For the sidetracks you might need more time as well. sushi
youll get more info in the main oz forum, not many OZ guys come here; http://www.advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=32
