Hi Everyone,

I hope that 2023 is already being a great year for you!

Below is the latest on weather and season, plus the Doggie Guide has been updated :-)

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In This Issue:

• Weather and Season

• Doggie Guide Updated

• Feedback Always Welcome

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WEATHER AND SEASON

The wet season started early, and it has been quite a wet start!

Photos by Kerry Mccallum, thank you!



NPA, Weipa, and most other places have had some good rain :-)



By late December / early January the rivers were up, many roads closed, and some locals stuck behind the rivers.



At this stage, the PDR is closed at Archer River and Myall Creek. Wenlock and Laura have also been up and down, and will surely be up again at some stage during this Wet. 


DOGGIE GUIDE UPDATED

So, the Doggy Guide 2023 is out :-)

All of the below was updated, plus information added about how to best and easiest safeguard your dog in the poison baited areas! 🐾

* Should you bring your dog/s?

* Leave your dogs at home?

* Leave your dogs in Cairns?

* Bring your dogs to Cape York

* Which FREE camping sites on the way up from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and the NT are Doggie friendly

* Vets throughout Cape York and Cairns area (up the Cape they are far between!)

* What ticks we have in the tropics, and on the Cape

* Which extra vaccinations you should consider - against some fatal dog diseases that thrive extra well in the tropics and Cape York (and are not part of the core vaccinations package that you routinely get from your vet).

* Where to buy pet gear up here

* Dog events with dates

* Dog services such as daycare, washing and grooming

* Doggie cafes and restaurants - some even with a special doggie menu!

* Where are dogs allowed on the Cape

* Which national parks are you actually allowed to take your dog/s through, and what about camping?

* What about dogs on the FREE camping sites?

* Where are the leash free areas in town parks

* What 4WD tracks are they/not allowed through!

* With maps and photos of the signs, including the remote spots :-)

* Which are the places that you are going to miss out completely if you travel with dogs?

* and what about Thursday Island and other Torres Strait Islands?

* Plus - all the accommodation and commercial camping grounds that accept dogs, updated - each with their own doggie rules :-)

* And last but not least - 1080 poison baits - where specifically, and generally - they are - and how to safely travel through these areas with your dog/s without cutting their freedom to run around!

 

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.

That's all for this time - happy planning, and happy travels to those on the road!!

Have a great day :-)

Katrin.

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