Category Archives: Australia

Thursday 18th: Up and away very early.  Stopped at the local cafe in Julia Creek to buy coffee and brecky to have in the car.  Refuelled at Hughenden and Charters Towers (where we also jet washed the car and trailer), … Continue reading →

Disturbed night.  A group of old blokes set up camp next to us then went straight to the bar.  They returned late into the night swearing and singing loudly. Now, when I was a kid I remember Libby Neutron Bomb … Continue reading →

Drove a few km to Lawn Hill Gorge, hired a canoe and paddled up through the gorge.  It was absolutely beautiful!  The river is deep and clear,and the gorge is alive with the sound of birds.  There were lots of … Continue reading →

Sunday 14th: Drove to Lawn Hill National Park which is just inside Queensland and 197 km north of Camooweal.  The last 141 km is along an unsealed road and it was rougher and much dustier than the Gibb River Road.  … Continue reading →

Friday 12th: Spent the day driving south along the Stuart Highway from Litchfield to Daly Waters where we camped at the Highway Inn. Saturday 13th: On the road early and headed south to the Three Ways junction where we turned … Continue reading →

Drove to Florence Falls. We didn’t think they were as nice as Wangi Falls and they were very crowded – guys were jumping off the cliffs into very busy (and shallow) pools.  It felt very dangerous so decided to head … Continue reading →

Darwin, Saturday 6th – Wednesday 10th: Have arrived in Darwin.  The campground is nice and convenient for the city, the airport (we’re under the flight path) and, should we require it, the scrap metal yard.  We’re also camped next to … Continue reading →

We’re now in Litchfield National Park staying at the Wangi Falls Campground. The Wangi Falls are very beautiful but very busy compared to the Gibb River Road Gorges.  It’s been hot so we spent the afternoon in the pool at … Continue reading →

Decided to stay another night in Katherine so Charlotte went to the campsite office to book it.  She returned looking a little bemused.   The campsite was not busy, and one would think that additional business would be welcomed.  Not at … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 4th: We’ve finally left Western Australia!  Today we drove to Katherine in the Northern Territory.  It was a long drive (500+ kms).  The children were excited about crossing the boundary, although they took a while to accept that … Continue reading →