West Trip

Coffs to Melbourne, South Coast of Vic, SA & WA. Up through West Coast WA, then across the Kimberley. Read more

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Broome Day 4
June 23, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A good walk along cable beach this morning, followed by a visit to entrance point, and Willie Creek pearl farm.
Unfortunately fishing cancelled due to wind. ( not mine!)
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Broome day 5
Jun 24–27, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Mucked around d a bit today. Then went on a bit of a cruise on Roebourne Bay
Say some bottlenose & Snubfin dolphins, all of which were too quick to snap.
Watched the sun ho down with a couple of beersRead more
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Broome Day 6
June 25, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Last full day in Broome, which is not a bad thing.
We've seen heaps, and are ready to move on.
Spent this morning addressing an issue with my hot water system (resolved), a bit of restocking, and the Matso's Brewery, which a a nice view and a good little Hazy IPA. All watched over by a few Whistling Kites.
Off to Lombadina tomorrow. An aboriginal community in Cape Leveque should be an interesting change!Read more
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Lombadina Aboriginal Community
Jun 26–29, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Short Drive from Broome to Lombadina Aboriginal Community, where we are staying for at least 3 nights.
Fantastic beach where we might have a fish 🐟
Plenty of 4wd- ing with the Isuzu an absolute standout performer, despite Trevor's slanderous accusations.Read more
Michael Sharpe I'm sure this was a midnight oil album cover...
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Traveler It should be
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Traveler Red singlet in the sunset?
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Hunter Creek & Kooljamin
June 27, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Tagalong tour into Indigenous land up to Hunter Creek & Kooljamin near Cape Leveque. Some pretty serious 4wdrivng in very soft sand and close tracks, but beautiful spots. Unfortunately tides not right for mud crabs and to top it off, our fishing charter has been called off because of the wind tomorrow!
Anyway, it was an interesting adventure .
Cygnet Bay and some beach fishing tomorrow.Read more
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Cygnet Bay
June 28, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Our fishing trip was cancelled today, spewin!
Had a good look around Cygnet Bay Pearl farm and went on a tour around the facilities. Very interesting, but pearls aren't really my thing.
Had fish & chips for lunch, a look at One arm Point, and read a book. Caught up with Mel on the video, all in all, a good day!
Some fishing off the beach here tomorrow if it's not too windy!Read more
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Willare Junction (info bay)
June 30, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A drive down to Broome from Lombadina. Restocked in Broome and drove on to Willare. Just an over night free camp in the info bay, then on to Fitzroy crossing tomorrow.
Getting into Boab country now, with plenty wild on the roadside. (not sure what they're mad about?)
Lots of cattle on the loose as well!
Looks like another fire and chops on the BBQ..
Hope the neighbours are friendly..Read more
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Mary Pools
July 1, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Drove across from our overnight stay , thru Fitzroy Crossing to the Mary River. Free campsite on the semi dry river called Mary pools.
Fitzroy crossing had nothing to recommend it other than expensive fuel ($2.36).
Plenty of birds here 🐦Read more
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Spring creek (Bungle bungles)
Jul 2–4, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Free camp at Spring Creek. We will use this as a base for the 4wd trek into the Bungle Bungles tomorrow.
2 hours to do 53 km apparently...
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The Bungle Bungles
July 3, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A 100km 4wd trip out the Bungle Bungles. Heaps of rocks, dust, corrugations and creek crossings. Aired down to 30psi and the Isuzu handled it beautifully .
Spectacular scenery, pictures probably won't do it justice.
Walked up Cathedral Gorge, did the dome loop, Echidna Chasm and Bloodwood Lookout over the Osmand Ranges.
A big day, so time to settle down with a hard earned 🍺Read more
Traveler Just as well, you install those snorkels
7/3/25Reply
TravelerLooks pretty good Mick. Great pics
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Wyndham
Jul 4–6, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A fairly quick trip up from Spring creek to Wyndham, where we'll stay for a couple of nights.
Plenty to explore here, stating with the world's biggest Boab tree right here in our caravan park!!🙄
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Wyndham day 2
July 5, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Had a good look around Wyndham today;
The Port of Wyndham
Parrys Lagoon Bird sanctuary
The Lookout (impressive at sunset!)
Was a late choice, but it's a pretty good place!
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Kununurra
Jul 6–10, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Quick trip down to Kununurra from Wyndham , about 100km.
Amazing countryside with grasslands and boab trees.
Settling into Kununurra for the next 4 nights!
Might challenge Wyndham for the biggest boab tree. These things are important..Read more
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Kununurra & Surrounds
July 7, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Has a good look around Kununurra, got involved with a NAIDOC demonstration which Trevor was leading at one stage. Quite the radical!
Mirima NP was good, a walk up to the lookout over town, then off to the Hoochery distillery for lunch.
A quick trip up to Ivanhoe crossing, which was a bit of fun driving through the crossing.
A 60km round trip to Molly Springs, which had a great waterfall and rocky pool, perfect for a swim on a 32c day!
Off to Emma gorge and El Questro tomorrow.Read more
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El Questro
July 8, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Over crowded, over priced & over rated!
Zebedee Springs - could not see the water for the people. Would have been 50% urine for sure..
Jackson hole was a nice , quiet hole but looked a bit crocolidios for a swim.
Equestrian Station looked dusty , hot and commercial.
The saving grace was Emma Gorge
A long hot dusty walk along a rocky path for a few km ended in a spectacular rock pool and a swim, then onto an even better pool with a waterfall. Plenty of people but managable.Read more
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Ord River & Lake Argyle
July 9, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Went out on the JJJ boat tour up the Ord River and Lake Argyle.
Very interesting info on the whole Ord Irrigation scheme, saw plenty of Freshwater Crocs and a few Rock Wallabies.
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Creek Campground
July 10, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
One of the more imaginatively named free camps today, but we are back in the NT.
Drove most of the day from Kununurra, down the Victoria hwy and through Timber Creek.
Pulled up at our free camp, cut & split wood for tea fire tonight.
Hot and dry, with plenty of flys, so a cold beer is required.Read more
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Coomalie creek camp
July 11, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
A big drive day though Katherine for lunch, then up to our camp at Coolamie Creek. We'll turn left tomorrow out to Dundee beach and the Timor Sea where we stay for 4 nights
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Dundee beach
Jul 12–16, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Did a shop on the outskirts of Darwin and moved on to Dundee Beach. Here for the next 4 nights.
Not entirely sure what's here, but we'll find out
The Dundee Tavern is pretty good 👍
TravelerMick Dundee
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Dundee Beach
July 13, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Dundee beach, would be a great place if you had a boat. Shore based fishing very limited, with not much else to do.
Not a bad meal at the tavern. But a bit like Dundee beach; looked good but a bit underwhelming.
Sunset was good with a bit of haze around.
Will leave early tomorrow to begin the long trip home..Read more
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Mataranka Springs
July 14, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Left Dundee Beach and drove down through Katherine to Mataranka. Finished up with a nice swim, a meal at the homestead.
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Attack Creek II
July 15, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The long awaited return to Attack Creek. We camped here two years ago on the way up north.
Just an overnighter, but another excuse to get the campfire going.
Seems I've picked up Trevor's surgical, so will be an AFD for me.
If you look closely at the second shot, you see a rare glimpse of Trevor drinking a water after 4pm. I believe no other proof of this exists....Read more
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Camooweal (Georgina creek)
July 16, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Big day on the road today. Discovered a broken leaf in the springs that had been scrubbing out the 2 front van tyres. Just happened to be the leaf that holds the spring to the van...anyway, a bit of work, a pair of multi grips and a tied down we limped on.
Had to swap the 2 front van tyres over because of the wear.
If I can't get it fixed in Mt Isa, it might have to make it home!
Stopped off after a 500km trip at Georgina River (billabong) just outside Camooweal.Read more
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Blue Heeler hotel, Kynuna
July 17, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Long trip down from Camooweal today, though Mt Isa and Cloncurry, finished up pulling into the Blue Heeler pub with an unpowered site for $15.
All the roadtrains on our trip have been fantastic, good communication on the 2way. Today we met the exception to the rule, but all safe.
Broken spri g is tracking ok still, no parts in Mt Isa so will have to wait to Brisbane or Coffs..
Julie has made friends with the Apostle birds 🐦
Couple of brolgas on the Georgina this morning.Read more
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Lara Wetlands
July 18, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Travel down through Winton, Longreach and Barcaldine to Lara Wetlands.
Got a new tyre for the van but the broken spring fix is still holding, despite the last 13km of trip being corrugated dirt!!
Here for 2 nights.Read more
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