About Us
Who Has Made this Website and Why?
My name is Katrin - a common spelling in Europe, but not so common in Australia - so Kat is my short, Aussie version, if that is easier for you to remember :-)
I started this website in 2009. I had been getting around the peninsula (and still am - by now I have spent more than 10 years doing every single track .. and then doing them all again!) - I love it so much that I thought I may as well share my passion with you :-)
I am originally from northern Europe (Estonia and Sweden to cut the story short), and I always thought our climate was way too cold, so I did a lot of travelling, and finally settled in the warm and friendly Australia about 20 years ago.
After a first few years in Sydney (and doing the Big Lap around Australia), I moved to far north Queensland - where the climate is even warmer, the people are even friendlier, and there is even more wilderness and remoteness, which I love!
Me and my partner live at the Tip of Cape York peninsula (I previously also lived in Cooktown), only about 35km from the famous sign, and in the midst of a paradise for boating, quading and four wheel driving :-)
He is the vehicle recovery guy in northern Cape York, and I love joining him to all his trips to the Old Telegraph Track (which mostly happen during the peak of the Dry Season).
During the late Dry, the tracks for this website are done; and during the Build-up and the Wet Season, I am mostly in the office, working on the website and updating the books (and of course I still do that as much as there is time between the trips during the Dry Season as well).
UPDATE 2016 We now also have two puppies who love the drives, and they are with us on most of our adventures (UPDATE 2017 travelling with them has lead to a detailed Doggie Booklet which is now a supplement of the Destination Guide :-).
Writing,
editing
and maintaining this website as well as the Destination
Guide is my
full time occupation.
It means I take the time
to do proper, mostly first hand research, to keep the book and the
website updated.
UPDATE 2021 - me and Mark have gone separate ways, but that will NEVER affect my passion or work on the books or this website!
Rather the other way, I am busier than ever :-)
More updates coming as soon as they are available :-)
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This site uses British English, which is the English we use in Australia.
Disclaimer : Although best efforts have been made to ensure that all the information
on this website is correct, this site is not to be blamed should there be a mistake.
This is the ORIGINAL Cape York Travel Guide run Locally on the Peninsula.
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