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Scott, you realize the Brisbane Caravan and Camping Show is on in then. I reckon it's the biggest camping / camper trailer / motorhome show we have as there are plenty of Australian manufacturers based around South East Queensland and nearly everyone goes to that one even though Brisvegas is certainly alot less populated than Sydney or Melbourne. http://www.caravanqld.com.au/showsevents/caravan-camping--touring-holiday-show.aspx
You'd need the whole day to see it though. Friday is a good day to go as it's too packed on the weekend. It's at the Ekka virtually in the centre of town.
You're welcome to crash at my place for the night if need be. I live about 1.5 hrs North of Brisbane and the ferry to the North Shore is only 5 minutes drive in the morning. I'll check the tides for you but it's an awesome drive from here up the beach to Double Island Point and then on to Rainbow Beach and Iskip Point .......beautiful beach driving and some neat forest tracks through the Cooloola State Forest. You catch another ferry at Iskip across the channel to the bottom of Fraser and then later you can take a different ferry off the island when you are leaving over to Hervey Bay and then onto wherever. Check this out >> http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/52769-Show-me-your-country!/page2
You need to know the tides......let me get you a link to that so you can plan your trip. Some places are only passable at dead low tide and most is below half tide. The beach can change from week to week too. I can probably hook you up with the frequencies for the Fraser tour buses who might be around to offer advice on the day or suggest alternate routes, etc. I know most of the tour guys and believe me...... they have the tide times and routes on the island down to a fine art ....rainforest tracks and old logging roads at high tide and beach at low.
Let me know.
Edit: Here ya go. http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/oceanography/tides/tide_predications.cgi
Then enter the dates. Actually now that I've looked, it's almost perfect for you ....good timing. Looks like you would want to be on the first ferry across the Noosa River if you were heading that way. I think it's 6:00 start (I'll check) so that would get you up to Inskip along the beach by 8:00 or 8:30 on the 11th . Dead low will be around 10:00 so that gives you till around 2:00 comfortably on the beach. You'll have all day on 12th till around 3:00 and so on. Talk to the ranger when you get your beach permit. Do it all on line. Permit for the car to drive on the North Shore and for Fraser and a camping permit for you guys for the number of days unless you are staying in a cabin or resort (very loose description for most but that 's what they call them over there anyway). You'll also need cash for the ferries. The Noosa River ferry is only about $8 one way but the Inskip / Fraser Ferry is quite a bit more.
Heaps of info about all this online Scott. Google it/
Hey Scott......please, don't take any of this the wrong way. Not trying to be your travel planner......Fraser is our back yard......only offering suggestions.
BTW what car have you got for this trip?
You'd need the whole day to see it though. Friday is a good day to go as it's too packed on the weekend. It's at the Ekka virtually in the centre of town.
You're welcome to crash at my place for the night if need be. I live about 1.5 hrs North of Brisbane and the ferry to the North Shore is only 5 minutes drive in the morning. I'll check the tides for you but it's an awesome drive from here up the beach to Double Island Point and then on to Rainbow Beach and Iskip Point .......beautiful beach driving and some neat forest tracks through the Cooloola State Forest. You catch another ferry at Iskip across the channel to the bottom of Fraser and then later you can take a different ferry off the island when you are leaving over to Hervey Bay and then onto wherever. Check this out >> http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/52769-Show-me-your-country!/page2
You need to know the tides......let me get you a link to that so you can plan your trip. Some places are only passable at dead low tide and most is below half tide. The beach can change from week to week too. I can probably hook you up with the frequencies for the Fraser tour buses who might be around to offer advice on the day or suggest alternate routes, etc. I know most of the tour guys and believe me...... they have the tide times and routes on the island down to a fine art ....rainforest tracks and old logging roads at high tide and beach at low.
Let me know.
Edit: Here ya go. http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/oceanography/tides/tide_predications.cgi
Then enter the dates. Actually now that I've looked, it's almost perfect for you ....good timing. Looks like you would want to be on the first ferry across the Noosa River if you were heading that way. I think it's 6:00 start (I'll check) so that would get you up to Inskip along the beach by 8:00 or 8:30 on the 11th . Dead low will be around 10:00 so that gives you till around 2:00 comfortably on the beach. You'll have all day on 12th till around 3:00 and so on. Talk to the ranger when you get your beach permit. Do it all on line. Permit for the car to drive on the North Shore and for Fraser and a camping permit for you guys for the number of days unless you are staying in a cabin or resort (very loose description for most but that 's what they call them over there anyway). You'll also need cash for the ferries. The Noosa River ferry is only about $8 one way but the Inskip / Fraser Ferry is quite a bit more.
Heaps of info about all this online Scott. Google it/
Hey Scott......please, don't take any of this the wrong way. Not trying to be your travel planner......Fraser is our back yard......only offering suggestions.
BTW what car have you got for this trip?
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