Best part was the track to Cape Melville.

by Achim
(Germany)

My trip to Cape York was fabulous, all worked well.

We also did the chicken track of Gunshot (via south and north bypass track), was so easy.

We saw a lot of Cape York.

It is so remote and nice!

Best part was the track to Cape Melville.

From Cooktown its a long drive!

It took us about 8 hours.

There where some really sandy patches.

We just had one break down on the Old Coen Track, were we damaged a tire.

And there we realised, that it is no so easy to by a new tire at a roadhouse :-(

We had to go back to Laura for a new tire (at the Laura Store, nice person).

And so we missed the Running Creek Track which was scheduled after the old Coen track.

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