Cairns

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.
Cumberland Chimney

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. MajorЧитать далее
Normanton

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.
Karumba

Trip down memory lane today. A beer at the purple pub and camped up at Karumba enjoying the sunset.
Burketown.

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 upЧитать далее
Hells Gate for lunch.

Calvert Crossing

Camped up beside the crossing with one other van. Pretty spot
Seven Emu Station

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’Читать далее
King Ash Bay

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 someЧитать далее
Butterfly Falls - Limmen NP

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 wasЧитать далее
Southern Lost City -Limmen NP

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.
Tomato Island - Limmen National Park

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 anotherЧитать далее
Mataranka

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 theЧитать далее
Bitter Springs

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. VisitedЧитать далее
Katherine

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.
Victoria River

Stopped at Victoria River for morning tea. Only instant coffee.
Timber Creek.

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 withЧитать далее
Kununurra

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 townЧитать далее
Lake Argyle

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 wasЧитать далее
Emma Gorge

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 theЧитать далее
El Questro Gorge and Zebedee Springs

Springs gorges and sunsets.
Brancos Lookout

Well some very serious 4WDing to get to this location. The rocky river crossing took 8 minutes. But the views were amazing.
Ellenbrae Station

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.
Manning Gorge

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 BarnetЧитать далее
Manning Gorge Campgrpund

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 andЧитать далее