If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
[password] VJN3212
[position] 20 03S 160 56W
[speed] 00 kts
[heading] 302 M
[status] Auto update
[weather] 16 kts wind @ 107, 020 % clouds[END]
[password] prowler420
[status]
position: 17 41.0651s 177 23.3610e date: 17/06/2014
Cast off NZ at 1200hrs and tied up at 1200hrs 5 days later Vuda Point Fiji
safe and sound thanks to a great crew. Maintained a constant 9.5knts in a
confused sea state. Used 1420lts of diesel with 600lts spare, so all good.
[password] westie
[status]
:date 11/07/2014
:position 08 03.205N 132 58.043E
underway koror to palau, calm seas, no wind. midday
[status]
:date 10/07/2014
:position 07 46.201N 133 51.595E
underway koror to palau, calm seas, no wind. midnight
[status]
:date 09/07/2014
:position 07 20.372N 134 27.147E
Koror, Palau[END]
[password]LR110
[status]
position: 15 35.779s 145 19.719e
date:9/07/2014
image: magic place
image: house work time
image: stuff everywhere
Archer Point. Arrived at lunchtime and just had to stay. Cleaned the truck out, did some washing, cranked the solar panel and relaxed. Well, by the time we had done everything it was dinner time, roast in the camp oven, soooooo goooood :)[END]
[password] VJN3212
[position] 20 25S 160 34W
[speed] 00 kts
[heading] 000 M
[status] Auto update
[weather] 00 kts wind @ 000, 000 % clouds[END]
[password] VJN3212
[position] 20 52S 160 08W
[speed] 00 kts
[heading] 000 M
[status] Auto update
[weather] 00 kts wind @ 000, 000 % clouds[END]
[password] VJN3212
[position] 21 12S 159 47W
[speed] 00 kts
[heading] 000 M
[status] Auto update
[weather] 00 kts wind @ 000, 000 % clouds[END]
[password]LR110
[status]
position: 15 57.252s 145 20.665e
date: 8/07/2014
image: home for the night
image: good swimming whole, Crocs???
image: Alex at work
image: There is a frog in this photo
Cosy little spot just out side Wajul Wajul. Some strange happenings nearby during the night made for an interesting sleep, but all part of the experience!!![END]
We are finally somewhere exciting. As if just being here wasn't exciting, but this is were it starts to get good!! We crossed the Daintree river on the ferry this afternoon, and are heading up the coast towards Cooktown. We stumbled across magic little spot down by the river with a swimming hole. I can't find the name of the river on any of my maps so might have to go and read the sign on the bridge just up the road. Usual story when your looking for a quite spot to camp, look closely on either side of a bridge, there's quite often access down to the river!!! The plan is to do the servicing on Betsie in the morning, and see how much of the day is left following that. We have only just ticked over 4700ks, so it's a few hundred early for an oil change, but in terms of the route we are taking north, it makes sense to do it now. It also hasn't had a decent spanner check since Hervey Bay, so it'll be a full inspection of everything. The plan is to go through the Daintree National Park by heading up coast via the Bloomfield track, to Wajul Wajul, and arrive at Cooktown. From there we might head to Elim beach if we can get permission, otherwise we will nosey on through Lake Field National Park via Battle Camp road to meet up with the Peninsula Developement road at the Musgrave Road house. I'm still on the fence about Cape Melville, in that you can't do everything in the time available, and it's not a through route. It's a detour of around 260ks which is a long way in low range, but it does look spectacular!!! Mission on!!!!!!
