Hi everyone,
Things are happening at
the Tip!
Vrilya Point
is currently closed but we can now hope not for the whole season.
The notoriously high Jardine
River Ferry ticket price
has dropped to our surprise!
And the prices
have been reviewed and updated
in the Destination Guide - if you already
have it, don't worry - the new version is included in the price :-)
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In This Issue:
• Vrilya Point Closed
• Jardine River Ferry Ticket Price DROPS
•
Destination Guide Prices Updated
• Feedback Always Welcome
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VRILYA
POINT CLOSED
About a week
ago, Vrilya Point was going to get closed for the 2015 season,
for safety for travellers as the
old Crystal Creek log bridge is nowhere near as good as on
my photo below.
It was also said that the other reason was that some designated camping spots are
being
prepared on the beach, and the old good - that
there is too much
rubbish!!
(the rubbish will see closures happening to other places in
the years to come - PLEASE dispose it in right places, and we will have less places
closed down :-)
Some people who had made their way around the bridge had been told to
pack up and go
away from the beach, and it was said Vrilya Point will not be open
this year.

A couple of days ago, however, things
improved when it was said that it is ok to camp on the
beach if you can get there other ways, and also that they are now planning to fix the
bridge within weeks and the access should be regained
after that.
Fingers crossed - it's a lovely spot, and I will keep you updated
:-)
JARDINE
RIVER FERRY TICKET PRICE DROPS
You may
remember the shock when in
2013 the ferry ticket price went from $90 to $130 over
a night for no apparent reason.
Needless
to say, there was a lot of talk, a lot of complaining and a lot of
questioning how they justify to charge that money to take your vehicle
over a crossing exactly this wide:

Yep, if you haven't been up here yet, that's all it is, so no wonder people feel it's a
rip-off and some still try the Old
Ford.
Not sure what
pushed them into the decision but luckily for all us
travellers - the crazy price
dropped this year, just as quietly as it went up in 2013
- it is
now $99.
DESTINATION
GUIDE PRICES UPDATED
And last but not least, all the
prices in the Destination Guide are super fresh as they have
just been updated one by one :-)
If you have the guide, you can go back to your purchase confirmation
message
and grab another download
- the new version is up there now. If you have any problems please let
me know
and I will help you.
If
you printed it, don't worry about printing again - nothing else has been changed in
the guide. Last year's prices are close enough that the
updates would not have changed your plans. Most went up a bit, some
went down a bit, but there were generally no huge changes. If you did
print it I would recommend to download it again and use the screen version to check
the new prices (in case it seems inconvenient, please note
that the only alternative would be to not to update it at all, or not
give you the prices, so this is still a good job done for you ;-)
P.S. You could still get an occasional incorrect price as some
companies change them any time, but 99% is definitely
perfectly fresh for you :-)
FEEDBACK
ALWAYS
WELCOME
I really appreciate any kind of feedback
on the Destination Guide.
Please let
me know if you enjoyed it while planning before the trip, and
while using the
information once on the
trip.
If you get any questions
about
anything, please feel welcome to contact me.
NB!
I am going to be away this weekend, from Friday morning -
it's been a long four months with no bush
camping!
For that reason most of
my replies will be delayed more than you may be used to,
but I will do them all once back on Monday :-)
That's all for this time - happy planning!!
Have a great day :-)
Katrin
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