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FIGJAM
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Kuranda would be one of Australia's best locations,with or without a mini. I was trying to think of Port Douglas, but I had a mental blank. We nearly bought a Servo at Cardwell in the early 80's, it was unreal then but I don't know now after Keith Williams got hold of it. :cry:
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You are right, and the road between Cairns and Port Douglas is like the Great Ocean Road with palm trees and sandy beaches.

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Sadly the Cairns/Port Douglas road is quite a dangerous road these days, the volume of traffic and the number of accidents, many involving o/seas tourists who are used to driving on the other side of the road. It is still good, just can't drive it like the old days.

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Cairns to Port Douglas
Kuranda Range road
Gillies Range road

Used to punt a Datsun 1600 around those roads many years ago...
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FIGJAM wrote:
Kuranda would be one of Australia's best locations,with or without a mini. I was trying to think of Port Douglas, but I had a mental blank. We nearly bought a Servo at Cardwell in the early 80's, it was unreal then but I don't know now after Keith Williams got hold of it. :cry:


Thank you to the fella at the BP Cardwell who got my Mini going in the late 1960s....cracked a head after the bloody thermostat failed shut....he said he wacked a Morris Minor head on....looked old and rusty enough :!:

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It wasn't us we were after the Golden Fleece. Remember the sheep, ( the kiwi's loved them) areeeee the good old day's.
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It wasn't us we were after the Golden Fleece. Remember the sheep, ( the kiwi's loved them) areeeee the good old day's.


Man its a long time ago....could have been a Golden Fleece....I think I turned straight into the town off the hwy and the Garage was on the left and there was some sort of river/creek/water maybe on the right....maybe a caravan park further down on the left....palms??? :roll:

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Some awesome looking roads there Josh. That one winding up into the Alps is making me drool.

Seconding the roads to Wisemans Ferry, Wollombi and Putty. It is a real pity that the older roads do not get the attention they deserve though. The road to Wisemans is falling apart. Its not a very comfortable ride in Brads rover. The BINI just soaks up the bodgy surface but I spend my life at the tyre shop getting the wheels aligned :(

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Josh, is this Switzerland, i took some pics when i went last year just the same

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Yea mate, switzerland it is 8) ...that's the Gotthard pass i think :idea: I have a friend who literally lives in the backyard of the alps..can ride them any time he wants...bastard :lol:

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McCarrs Creek Rd from Terrey Hills (??) down to Newport.
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