Travel in the Cairns region, in fact anywhere north of about Mackay will be very hot and steamy from November to end of February; especially for Victorians who may not be aware of the conditions to expect. Of course it can also rain very heavily for long periods! Also more likely to be uncomfortable in the caravan environment unless you have a very efficient aircon!
I would suggest only starting this journey if you can wrap spare time into your itinerary, as you will almost certainly experience roads cut by flooding for periods ranging between a day or so up to a week or more, often without alternative routes open to continue your travel. This is more likely through December to Feb, but storms can be wild and frequent in November.
That's the bad news.. If you have the time and can tolerate the wet etc., North Queensland while always beautiful is even more lush and green during summer; those waterfalls which are accessible are really grand. (And a "coldie" tastes so much better!)
I wouldn't let the conditions interfere with my plans, but it could be an unusual adventure!
Just pack your wellies, mosquito coils and a little extra tucker for flood-related hold-ups.
Safe travels. Fried Rice.
-- Edited by Fried Rice on Monday 23rd of September 2013 02:18:24 PM
Collo said
08:00 PM Sep 23, 2013
When buying a second hand van privately....are there forms to fill out as to the change of ownership?(like the change of car ownership)
Also my wife wants to experience the wet season. Is that a good idea in a van? We were thinking of going up around Cairns/Port Douglas. I've been in Katherine in the wet in my youth..... loved the thunderstorms and beer.
Gwian said
08:50 PM Sep 23, 2013
In Qld when I sold a van I had to obtain a roadworthy certificate and a gas safety certificate plus rego transfer papers and of course the dreaded stamp duty.
hako said
08:59 PM Sep 23, 2013
Just go to the road transport authority in your state and look for "transferring registration" - it will tell you everything you need to know. It also pays to check if the van is stolen or has money owing on it - check for free by going to the PPSR - check in cars section. http://www.ppsr.gov.au/Pages/ppsr.aspx
03_troopy said
02:50 AM Sep 24, 2013
we recently bought a second hand van privately in NSW, and all that was required was to fill out the two sections on the back of the rego form and seller submits one part and buyer the other. At the RTA I was surprised that I didn't have to pay stamp duty. We had to pay stamp duty on a camper trailer we bought because it had been registered as a box trailer. The bloke at the counter in the RTA said that if it had been registered as a camper trailer that no stamp duty would be required because they treat it the same as a caravan.
I can't comment on the change of ownership rules.
Travel in the Cairns region, in fact anywhere north of about Mackay will be very hot and steamy from November to end of February; especially for Victorians who may not be aware of the conditions to expect. Of course it can also rain very heavily for long periods! Also more likely to be uncomfortable in the caravan environment unless you have a very efficient aircon!
I would suggest only starting this journey if you can wrap spare time into your itinerary, as you will almost certainly experience roads cut by flooding for periods ranging between a day or so up to a week or more, often without alternative routes open to continue your travel. This is more likely through December to Feb, but storms can be wild and frequent in November.
That's the bad news.. If you have the time and can tolerate the wet etc., North Queensland while always beautiful is even more lush and green during summer; those waterfalls which are accessible are really grand. (And a "coldie" tastes so much better!)
I wouldn't let the conditions interfere with my plans, but it could be an unusual adventure!
Just pack your wellies, mosquito coils and a little extra tucker for flood-related hold-ups.
Safe travels. Fried Rice.
-- Edited by Fried Rice on Monday 23rd of September 2013 02:18:24 PM
When buying a second hand van privately....are there forms to fill out as to the change of ownership?(like the change of car ownership)
Also my wife wants to experience the wet season. Is that a good idea in a van? We were thinking of going up around Cairns/Port Douglas. I've been in Katherine in the wet in my youth..... loved the thunderstorms and beer.
Just go to the road transport authority in your state and look for "transferring registration" - it will tell you everything you need to know.
It also pays to check if the van is stolen or has money owing on it - check for free by going to the PPSR - check in cars section.
http://www.ppsr.gov.au/Pages/ppsr.aspx