DAY 60 - DISASTER

It started out a beautiful day, we were camping at Eliot Creek which is about 100km from the northern tip of Cape York. It is a crystal clear springfed creek with amazing water holes for swimming. We spent a relaxing morning swimming and tanning and generally relaxing.

We decided to head up what is called the 'Old Telegraph Line" to have a look around and find a nice place for another swim and lunch. The OTL is an old track that followed the original phone line to the Cape before technology (microwave link) made it redundant. It is a beautiful drive and a must for the keen off road drivers.

After some rough roads and nasty creek crossings, we made it to Nolans Creek which was an awesome spot, we decided to have lunch there. The crossing was quite deep but the Pajero almost made it through with minimal trouble. However, as the Pajero was exitting the creek, soft sand caught the pajero and down Jiminy went.

Fortunately a Telstra truck came by an hour later and towed us out of the creek and were able to restart Jiminy and return to camp for the night much to our collective relief.