Adelaide River isn’t a huge distance from Litchfield so we were in the park by mid morning after stopping at the visitors centre in Batchelor. First stop was to view the Magnetic Termite Mounds. These wedge shaped mounds are aligned in a north-south direction to allow the temperature to remain stable. The paddock full of…
For some reason (maybe because I am rushing to get this blog done) I completely missed adding any pictures of Purnululu National Park (The Bungle Bungles). So this page is just for that!
17 Aug Before we could leave Broome today we needed to get the front tyres checked as they now seem to have slow leaks. After breakfast (and packing up most of the camper), Graham went to Tyres Plus while Jacob and I went to the park around the corner for a quick play. When we got back…
8 & 9 Aug The weekend in Derby was a good opportunity for everyone to unwind and slow the pace down for a couple of days. Our new friends Ray & Betty were camped across the road from us. It was meant to be obviously! We visited the Visitor Centre and the wharf. We wanted to see the low…
5 Aug Sadly it is time to leave McGowan’s Island and say goodbye to our new friends Ray & Betty from Gladstone who were camping next to us in their Robust Camper (made in Rockhampton). Ray & Betty are also leaving today so maybe we will run into them again down the track. After stopping…
1 Aug Shaun Whale from 4wd Action is camped beside us! Some of you may not know who this is but for those who do ‘SHAUN IS CAMPED BESIDE US’! He has been filming a Kimberley DVD and now has a couple of weeks holidays. It didn’t take long for Michael and I to introduced…
Thu 30th After packing up camp today we stopped at the beautiful, warm, Zebedee Springs. The source of the water supplying the pools originates deep within the earths interior. High pressure and heat inside the earth keep the water temperature around 32° all year round. Next we went to Emma Gorge, part of the spectacular Cockburn Ranges, where…
Tue 28th We left Lake Argyle; arrived in Kunnunara just before lunch. We didn’t hang around long, just picked up some supplies then headed to Wyndam to have a look at the five rivers lookout. Then we were on our way towards the famous Gibb River Road via the Karunjie Track (stock route). We almost made…
Sat 25th Today we went on a cruise in Katherine Gorge which took us to the first two gorges. Graham then installed the new stereo so we can play the music from the Ipad through it via Bluetooth. Jacob and I went for a swim in the pool. We all then went to the RSL…
Thu 23rd Jacob’s birthday. Started the day with presents. Travelled through Camooweal, Barkley Homestead and Cape Crawford. We planned to camp at the October Creek rest area however it was full of caravans so we back tracked a short distance to the creek where we had seen a track veer off near the bridge to the creek…
Sat 18th Graham is still working on the engine conversion. He has put Michael to work as Michael and Jules arrived sometime around midnight last night to be ready for an early start today. Sun 19th Graham is still working on the engine conversion. I woke around 6am and went looking for him. I found…
Only 5 more sleeps until we leave. Graham will hopefully have the new engine running within 24 hours (fingers crossed). Then he needs to start on things like wheel bearings etc and then, the camper also has a list of mods we would like to get done. We are trying to meet up with the…
We are only 2-3 months from leaving for our 8 week trip to the Kimberley Region. We don’t have an exact date as yet, we also haven’t worked out an itinerary. At this stage it is a ‘wing it’ kind of trip which will have to change as some things need to be booked. Graham…