@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:
Give me a shout
There is a shit load that needs fixing
So, does it ever stop raining up here?
Rocked up Tuesday.
Peripheries first ...
Port Douglas is quite a buzz huh? Staying at the inlet end of Marcrossan St. Pubs EVERYWHERE. Have decided my mission is an incremental pub crawl: one beer (one that I wouldn't normally drink) at each licensed venue on Marcrossan, one per night, while I'm here.
Beer only. Can't afford to eat here.
First time around is 15 nights. Next stint may not be so central nor even in Dougie (as I've decided to call it ... Rocky, Bundy, Goldy, Sunny Coast ...) depending on accommodation availability.
But that's not why I'm here.
Getting a feel for the magnitude of the issue. Something in the order of $100-130M of work, and only 13,000 residents. Enter the State Govt and the taxpayers of Australia.
Made it across the Daintree River today up across the "Alex" Range. 18 land slips across about 6km. Not the "we'll just dig out and get rid of the dirt from on top of the road" type, more the "oh, that's where the road went down there" type.
But not as isolated as I thought, yet.
Real push to get roads fully operational for the tourist season (they're open but restricted in hours, and in length of vehicle). Area relies on tourism.
On going longer term availability of accommodation and office space (for a decent sized team that needs recruiting) looks a real challenge as well.
Looks like an intense few months/years coming up.
Expect visits to Cairns will be restricted to passing from Airport, to hire car, to Dougie, and return. But will give the Cairns division of TSF a shout if the opportunity avails itself.
