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  • Day 16 and 17 – Derby Days

    Today we are on our way to Derby – to catch up on supplies and hopefully find a washing machine! Derby was a funny place, well worth the visit, but very very quiet. We found a café on the jetty… Continue reading

    Day 16 and 17 – Derby Days
  • Day 15 – Windjana Gorge

    Today we crossed the track from our campsite and took a short walk to Windjana Gorge. This is the most spectacular place I have ever seen. We walked through the Savanna and then through a crevice in the rock to… Continue reading

    Day 15 – Windjana Gorge
  • Day 14 – Gorgeous Gorges

    Today we had a leisurely packup then headed to Galvin’s Gorge and Bell Gorge. Each were about 1 – 2 km walk and the reward at the end was amazing. Tonight we are camping at Widjana Gorge. We arrived just… Continue reading

    Day 14 – Gorgeous Gorges
  • Day 13 – Manning River Gorge

    Woke up to a cold morning, and the sound of birds and the Manning River gurgling in the background. We repoked the fire, put on a coffee, made some breakfast and waited for the sun to come up. We still… Continue reading

    Day 13 – Manning River Gorge
  • Day 12 – The notorious Gibb River Road

    We set off from El Questro on the ‘notorious’ Gibb River Road. Well we wondered what all the fuss was about regarding the Gibb River Road, it was like driving on a highway!……until we caught up with the Grader 200kms… Continue reading

    Day 12 – The notorious Gibb River Road
  • Day 11 – Zebedee Zebedee

    Went for a swim at Zebedee Springs which is a permanent thermal spring fed via a fault line from a permanent supply of water deep within the earth. The water temperature is 28-32 degrees Celsius all year. The cliff faces… Continue reading

    Day 11 – Zebedee Zebedee
  • Day 10 – into Western Australia

    We crossed the border to WA today. At the quarantine station we handed over all our fruit and veges, (and unopened honey) and then made our way to Kununurra where we restocked our fruit and veges (and more honey) and… Continue reading

    Day 10 – into Western Australia
  • Day 9 – and so to Katherine

    We have been out of phone range for a few days, here is what we have been up to…………….Left Elliott this morning looking forward to meeting up with with our friends at Katherine to start the second leg of our… Continue reading

    Day 9 – and so to Katherine
  • Day 8 – Devil’s Marbles

    Thought that was the end of the blogs today……dropped the laptop and took a nice chunk out of it…still works though, so here’s today’s blog. Left camp early this morning and made our way to Tennant Creek via the Devil’s… Continue reading

    Day 8 – Devil’s Marbles
  • Day 7 – Coober Pedy to North of Alice

    Stayed at the Underground Motel in Coober Pedy so we could get an early start today – we have a big driving day today. We crossed the border into NT as well as the Tropic of Capricorn. So far on… Continue reading

    Day 7 – Coober Pedy to North of Alice