well i guess some of you will know that we have had a "bit of bad luck" of late, mostly caused by other people,, well the thought of selling up and heading off has been put on hold for a few years yet, but as the song goes I get knocked down but i get back up again....anyway have always had this desire to stand on all 4 extremities of the australian mainland, that is nrth south east and west so it's into the planning stage to do this while waiting on the big trip,,,I know where they all are ie south, wilson's prom , east cape byron and so on,, now the bride will be in tow as well ( to keep me in check) she's not really into extreme 4 wheel driving (gets a bit nervy) so my question is haaving only ever been as far as cooktown on cape york,, does the peninsular developmental road travel all the way to bamaga and then onto the tip,,,I know it's dirt and all but what is the road like ? for someone who doesn't really like 4 wheel driving. we would be taking an 80 seris cruiser which i am setting up now as a touring "truck" and a camper trailer.... it is petrol and not diesel but that's what i have to work with now....not sure when we'll be going i now about the wet and dry seasons,, who knows the road might be bitumen by the time we get going but you never know.....

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I heard the other day that the going rate for a tow out of trouble up the Cape is $1000. Any one else heard that?

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Not sure about the tow costs, but today i was checking caravan parks in Cloncurry online (or one in that neck of the woods) and i noted they have van storage and from memory, $5 a day. This caters for people wanting to go further north into the gulf country, but did not want to risk taking their van.  Worth thinking about. Although for that cost, I would wonder if you would be required to sign a damage waiver?