Canberra to Cape York 2026

 23th May 2026: Our departure was complicated in the short term by late night fridge cleaning (S) and compost burying (N), early am vacuuming and lost sunglasses(S), and in the medium term by installation of a new diesel hot water and heater, and a new Anderson plug on our drawbar to provide power to our new remote control Optitec caravan mover(AKA marriage saver). We dieselled up at Costco ($2.26/l) and set off for Forbes, appreciating our very stable easy to drive caravan!

We arrived at the Apex Riverside Caravan park around 4.30pm, set up the van and walked 2km to the Riverside takeaway when we sat down to eat delicious fish( barramundi) and chips! We walked briskly back by the light of our head-torches as we walked over suburban Forbes nature-strips in the absence of any footpaths!A  Ginger beer filled by a Matcha tea saw us ready for bed!

                                              Riverside caravan park

                                              Our rig in situ
 









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  1. NicMay 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM

    Our departure was also complicated by our attendance at Friday’s ACT Master’s Cricket dinner/ presentation night which finished a bit later than we expected. All good fun though we could have done without a very animated conversation with fossil fuel addicts.
    Suzanne did a wonderful job to get us ready to go.

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