Cape Don

Fishful · Post by **Fishful** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:58 am

I would like to do a big fishing trip one of these years

. I have been thinking about going to Cape Don in the boat. ie Leave Buffalo Crk, Vernon Islands, across to Melville Island and up the East coast, then across to Cape Don. I would plan on taking 10 days or so to do it.

It is roughly 160 km each way (say 400km round trip)

. I have a few questions :-

1/ Does anyone know if you can get fuel or fuel drop from anywhere along the way. Maybe Cape Don would be best bet ?

2/ What time of year would be the best ? I would think about now ?

3/ Has anyone done this trip ?

slapper1 · Post by **slapper1** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:53 pm

hey fishful
i have done cape don / coburg a few times yes this is the best time to go you can get fuel at cape don you can get them on vhf ch 14
not sure on the cost of fuel i guess it would be a litte more than town

thetimsons · Post by **thetimsons** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:13 am

Last time we were at cape don the fuel was something like $1.80 a litre which was pretty good!!!
Cheers Eddie

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:42 am

Living out on Melville Island last year the petrol was $2.00 a litre adn $2.20 for diesel, it never changed, I am gathering it would be similar out that way.