Cairns to Broome

Across the top with PJ and Tim. Les mer

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28. juni 2024
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fredag 28. juni 2024 07:57
☁️ 23 °C
Høyde: 71 m
Australia Whitfield -16.895195, 145.74090616°53’43” S 145°44’27” E
Cairns
28. juni 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
It was an early morning start, but we were farewelled by most of the Woodlands Ave crew. Feelings were a mix of excitement and trepidation.
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Dag 1–2
28. juni 2024 kl. 14:57 - 29. juni 2024
1 natt
☀️ 32 °C
Høyde: 244 m
Australia Etheridge -18.299566, 143.3517318°17’58” S 143°21’6” E
Cumberland Chimney
28.–29. jun. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Cumberland Chimney is a free camp spot recommended by Martin and Sally. Lots of water after the long wet season and huge numbers of birds. The sound that woke us up this morning was magical. Major disaster discovered at breakfast. We left the stove top espresso pot at home. We have an electrical one we can use at powered sites.Les mer
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ReisendeHave you replaced the off grid coffee maker? That *is* a disaster!
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ReisendeWe also have a small electric one, so far the solar has been enough to power it. But anything that heats like that chews through the stored power. We are spending four days in Limmen national park next, so we may be borrowing P&Ts plunger! Unbelievably there are not a huge number of mocha pots for sale on the Savannah Way.
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ReisendeTsk tsk. I reckon they might have had one in the Lockhart store - they had just about everything else! Marty asks if you will be visiting the "Lost City"?
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ReisendeYes - it is on the plan!
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lørdag 29. juni 2024 11:18
☀️ 32 °C
Høyde: 15 m
Australia Normanton -17.664171, 141.08207717°39’51” S 141°4’55” E
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Normanton
29. juni 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Revisiting Normanton. Len first had a drink at the purple pub in 1977. Tim last visited 16 years ago - but his name is still written on the post.
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Reisende You two look like you own the joint, awesome!!
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Dag 2–4
29. juni 2024 kl. 15:18 - 1. juli 2024
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☀️ 29 °C
Høyde: 7 m
Australia Karumba Airport -17.461073, 140.82754517°27’40” S 140°49’39” E
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Karumba
29. jun.–1. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Trip down memory lane today. A beer at the purple pub and camped up at Karumba enjoying the sunset.
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Great photos! [Cads]
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Reisende Love that top, Jo! Very Karumba (without going down the BCF fishing apparel line!) xx
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ReisendeLOL. Fishing apparel is very popular everywhere we go.
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ReisendeXmas presents sorted... (joke!)
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Dag 4–5
1. juli 2024 - 2. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 30 °C
Høyde: 9 m
Australia Burketown Airport -17.741173, 139.54615817°44’28” S 139°32’46” E
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Burketown.
1.–2. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Spent yesterday in Normanton at auto electricians. He couldn’t fix the problem on the BT50 so we were about to set off for Isa - 500k out of our way when the problem magically fixed itself. Ended up in Burketown at dusk. No room at any parks so found a spot on the river. Thanks to Leanne Bell for using her family contacts to get Yanner approval for camping on country. The stars were amazing. Magical stop, but also very eerie. The wind was whistling through the trees all night.Les mer
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ReisendeYikes! I'm glad whatever it was has magically resolved.
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Reisende Beautiful
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Reisende Spooky beautiful...
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ReisendeSally the whole spot was pretty spooky. The wind was howling around us the whole night. It seemed like the trees were alive with portent
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ReisendeI know that feeling (some of my most memorable disturbed swag night dreams!). Just as well you had the Yanner blessing or your heartbeats would have been well and truly racing all night!
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Reisende Spectacular
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Dag 5
tirsdag 2. juli 2024 12:05
🌬 22 °C
Høyde: 81 m
Australia Dilldoll Rock -17.455175, 138.35615517°27’19” S 138°21’22” E
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Hells Gate for lunch.
2. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
ReisendeHello Hells Gate! I've enjoyed a couple of sessions there with the Doomadgee crew.
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ReisendeYes it’s very pretty here. Also has great burgers.
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What Jo! Leaving already? [Richard Huelin]
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Dag 5–6
2. juli 2024 - 3. juli 2024
1 natt
☀️ 29 °C
Høyde: 25 m
Australia Lumina -16.24731, 137.092416°14’50” S 137°5’33” E
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Calvert Crossing
2.–3. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Camped up beside the crossing with one other van. Pretty spot
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Reisende Very pretty. Looks peaceful
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Dag 6–9
3. juli 2024 - 6. juli 2024
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☀️ 28 °C
Høyde: 25 m
Australia Lumina -16.247314, 137.09245316°14’50” S 137°5’33” E
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Seven Emu Station
3.–6. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Had a hard time finding the camp site - we missed the sign and spent 90 mins circling around. Eventually we were rewarded with a great spot on a cliff with an amazing view. We also had a ‘donkey’ to heat the water for hot showers. The camps sites were all several hundreds of meters apart. This was our favourite camp on the trip. The station has been owned by the same family since the 50’s and is part of the “Staying on Country” network.Les mer
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Reisende Ooh, that's pretty...
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Reisende Great capture!
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Dag 9–12
6. juli 2024 kl. 15:36 - 9. juli 2024
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🌬 28 °C
Høyde: 3 m
Australia King Ash Bay -15.932939, 136.48257415°55’59” S 136°28’57” E
King Ash Bay
6.–9. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Arrived and set up camp. Seems to be more involved every time. LOL. We are staying at a Fishing Club. It’s very informal but has power and water….and a washing machine. Will be happy to get some red dirt out of our van, clothes, hair and skin.Les mer
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ReisendeOh that will be heaven Jo. That red dirt loves to linger.
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ReisendeIt was lovely to get clean. Tomorrow we tackle the van and washing.
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ReisendeDid you pack Sard wonder soap? I have just restocked, having worn through a bar yesterday as we did our washing back home here! It seems to be the only thing that gets the red clay stains out
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ReisendeNo we didn’t! but had success so far.
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Dag 12–15
9. juli 2024 kl. 15:30 - 12. juli 2024
3 netter
☀️ 32 °C
Høyde: 21 m
Australia Roper Gulf -15.626817, 135.46044115°37’37” S 135°27’38” E
Butterfly Falls - Limmen NP
9.–12. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Beautiful spot in Limmen National Park. We arrived hot and dusty, set up camp and had a cool swim at the falls. The only place you can swim in the park. The falls are just beautiful and it was wonderful to wash away the dust. We were also lucky enough to catch up with Digby and Sharon. Great to hear of their daring adventures on the trip up the centre of the country. The falls have walls of rock in the shade covered by thousands of common crow butterflies! It was a bit of a journey to get here. See the video.Les mer
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ReisendeSensational! Good driving, folks. How hot has it been in the daytime, Jo?
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ReisendeIt’s been pretty hot - but not muggy. Nights are great. Only need a sheet.
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Dag 13
onsdag 10. juli 2024 18:21
⛅ 28 °C
Høyde: 19 m
Australia Roper Gulf -15.626508, 135.46052615°37’35” S 135°27’38” E
Southern Lost City -Limmen NP
10. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We did a morning walk through these amazing rock formations. The views at the top were spectacular. The rock clambering was fairly challenging for Jo but we all made it back safely.
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Dag 14–15
11. juli 2024 kl. 18:53 - 12. juli 2024
1 natt
🌙 25 °C
Høyde: 11 m
Australia Yalwarra Lagoon -14.744386, 134.69264614°44’40” S 134°41’34” E
Tomato Island - Limmen National Park
11.–12. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
A short stay at Tomato Island - it’s in the National Park and populated mainly by fishermen people. People are camped here for months at a time while they fish is the Roper River. I did another thing I said I would never do - communal camp fire.Les mer
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ReisendeWow, Jo... outside the comfort zone alright... (and I am not being sarcy - I am pretty sure l will *never* want to join a communal campfire!). How did it go?
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ReisendeIt was great. I talked to Peta! LOL. In truth it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
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Dag 15–17
12. juli 2024 - 14. juli 2024
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☀️ 31 °C
Høyde: 120 m
Australia Katherine -14.92371, 133.13244614°55’25” S 133°7’57” E
Mataranka
12.–14. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The Mataranka hot springs system "holds great cultural significance for Aboriginal communities in the surrounding area." The springs form the headwaters of the Roper River; they are fed by the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer. Over 30 million litres a day flow through the pools.

There is supposed to be a colony of bats living there but we saw so evidence of any. The homestead seems locked in some sort of 80’s ocker mindset. Some guy at the bar singing 80’a songs. A dreadful tiny enclosure with a goat and a water buffalo, wandering peacocks and an entertainment area showing “We of the ‘never never” on continuous loop. I have not seen any reference to indigenous culture anywhere. The park is huge and we are on top of each other - but we have power and Friday night was sparkling wine night - always a welcome milestone. We have been on the road for 2 weeks. 6 weeks to go.Les mer
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ReisendeHearin' ya. I get down when I see important, subtle stuff effaced by unimportant stuff that's in your face. Kind of like going to a spot to check out fairy-wrens and not finding any because Indian mynahs have moved in. Anyway. Trust the sparkling wine helped! You are going great guns xxx
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ReisendeThanks Sal. Looking forward to WA.
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ReisendeAlso loving the map feature on this app. Thanks for the heads up.
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Dag 16
lørdag 13. juli 2024 10:51
☀️ 26 °C
Høyde: 136 m
Australia Katherine -15.078725, 133.12341415°4’43” S 133°7’24” E
Bitter Springs
13. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Beautiful spot for a swim, floated down the spring and climbed out and did it again. Also visited the original site of Elsey Homestead - home of Jeannie Gunn who wrote we of the Never Never. Visited the Elsey Homestead Cemetery which is very well maintained. When we travelled along the old Stuart Highway we found the most amazing billabong absolutely flush with bird life. Unsuccessfully tried to send pics to Sally. No BB.Les mer
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Dag 17–20
14. juli 2024 - 17. juli 2024
3 netter
☀️ 31 °C
Høyde: 112 m
Australia Katherine South -14.489521, 132.2461414°29’22” S 132°14’46” E
Katherine
14.–17. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Three nights in Katherine was lovely. Great park. Shopped and ate out at the Katherine Club. Swam at the Katherine Springs - but forgot to get photos. Just one of Lovely Len at a lovely coffee shop.
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Dag 20
onsdag 17. juli 2024 09:51
☀️ 19 °C
Høyde: 44 m
Australia Victoria River Roadhouse Landing Ground -15.616278, 131.12747215°36’59” S 131°7’39” E
Victoria River
17. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Stopped at Victoria River for morning tea. Only instant coffee.
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Dag 20
onsdag 17. juli 2024 12:19
🌬 24 °C
Høyde: 37 m
Australia Timber Creek -15.662909, 130.48065215°39’46” S 130°28’50” E
Timber Creek.
17. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Tragedy - bakery is closed - complained so much Len unpacked the kitchen and we
Made our own excellent coffees. We visited the Gregory’s tree at Timber Creek. It’s a really interesting site with lots of cultural significance to the local aboriginal people but also the site of A..C Gregorys “entrenchment” camp. From October 1855 to July 1856 the team used the camp as a base to explore the Roper, Macarther and Elsey Rivers. The date July 1855 is carved into the tree and still very visible. We have been so lucky to see lots of wildflowers on our journey, in this stretch the highway is lined with acacia.Les mer
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ReisendeHaha. Well done, must have coffees.
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Dag 21–24
18. juli 2024 - 21. juli 2024
3 netter
☀️ 26 °C
Høyde: 61 m
Australia Kununurra -15.776985, 128.73765615°46’37” S 128°44’16” E
Kununurra
18.–21. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Love Kununurra. Visited the diversion dam - this one regulates the water coming from Lake Argyle to the farms. The Ivanhoe crossing was closed - much to Len’s disappointment. Visited the town galleries and tried on a $280,000 pink diamond ring. Saw the sunset at Kelly’s Knob and purchased fruit and veg. We also had a fab dinner at the pump house. Best restaurant of the trip so far.Les mer
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Dag 23
lørdag 20. juli 2024
☀️ 27 °C
Høyde: 87 m
Australia Victoria-Daly -16.362587, 128.63450616°21’45” S 128°38’4” E
Lake Argyle
20. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Long day on the lake and an hours journey to get there and an hour back to Kununurra. The cruise itself was pretty ordinary but the lake was amazing. Saw lots of wildlife and the sunset was incredible. Powering along to get back to the jetty in the twilight was very special.Les mer
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Dag 24
søndag 21. juli 2024 14:30
☀️ 30 °C
Høyde: 70 m
Australia Wyndham-East Kimberley -15.834358, 128.31156915°50’4” S 128°18’42” E
Emma Gorge
21. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Arrived at El Questro. Very small sites. Stopped at Emma Gorge on the way. I didn’t do the walk too rocky and lots of jumping between rocks. Len Pj and Tim took some amazing photos. I chilled at the resort with an excellent coffee.Les mer
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Dag 24–28
21. juli 2024 - 25. juli 2024
4 netter
☀️ 27 °C
Høyde: 94 m
Australia Wyndham-East Kimberley -16.006834, 127.9801116°0’25” S 127°58’48” E
El Questro Gorge and Zebedee Springs
21.–25. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Springs gorges and sunsets.
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ReisendeWow, stunning scenery Jo!!
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Dag 26
tirsdag 23. juli 2024 16:36
☀️ 27 °C
Høyde: 95 m
Australia Wyndham-East Kimberley -15.978937, 127.9076715°58’44” S 127°54’28” E
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Brancos Lookout
23. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Well some very serious 4WDing to get to this location. The rocky river crossing took 8 minutes. But the views were amazing.
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Reisende Happy campers there 😊
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Reisende Serious views...
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Dag 28–29
25. juli 2024 kl. 18:15 - 26. juli 2024
1 natt
🌙 25 °C
Høyde: 301 m
Australia Wyndham-East Kimberley -15.964448, 127.05982215°57’52” S 127°3’35” E
Ellenbrae Station
25.–26. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
One night or maybe more - depending on which solution we come up with to replace the shock absorbers on Pj and Tim’s van. Nice scones at the homestead today.
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Dag 29–31
26. juli 2024 kl. 11:25 - 28. juli 2024
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☀️ 29 °C
Høyde: 481 m
Australia Wyndham-East Kimberley -16.277493, 126.50162516°16’39” S 126°30’6” E
Manning Gorge
26.–28. jul. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Got to the roadhouse at 1pm so P&T decided to go straight to see Neville the mechanic. 30k down the road. Got the four shock absorbers replaced. Back to camp by sunset. Photos of the Mount Barnet Roadhouse (best burgers on the Gibb), the road to here, the waterhole at Ellenbrae and our camp at Manning Gorge.Les mer
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Dag 30
lørdag 27. juli 2024 10:53
⛅ 27 °C
Høyde: 400 m
Australia Kimberley Statistical Division -16.65592, 125.92683416°39’21” S 125°55’37” E
Manning Gorge Campgrpund
27. juli 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Lazy day with a walk to the gorge for some and a simple swim for others. The walkers had to ferry their walking clothes across the river in blue barrels. Tonight we are baking bread roasting pork and cooking veg. Some wine may be imbibed!Les mer
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