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- Day 77–78
- June 29, 2024 at 8:20 AM - June 30, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 753 m
AustraliaTablelands18°2’26” S 144°52’57” E
Undara Lava Tubes
Jun 29–30, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
From Chilligoe, we planned our next few days of travel and activities. Pinnarendi Station was our first stop for the night, being close to Undara Lava Tubes and well-known for its stone-bakedRead more
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- Day 77–79
- June 29, 2024 at 4:18 PM - July 1, 2024
- 2 nights
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 329 m
- AustraliaJunction Creek18°7’15” S 143°57’58” E
Talaroo Hot Springs
Jun 29–Jul 1, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Our next stop in this volcanic area was a visit to Talaroo Hot Springs. This was a very friendly and well setup Park. It is located close to the Einasleigh River where you can go for a swim. The mainRead more
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- Day 79–81
- July 1, 2024 at 3:47 PM - July 3, 2024
- 2 nights
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 314 m
- AustraliaAgate Creek18°47’45” S 143°25’23” E
The Colours of Cobbold Gorge
Jul 1–3, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The last stop in this area was Cobbold Gorge. The park is privately run and provides guided tours of the Gorge. It is a slick setup and has very well-maintained facilities, including an infinity poolRead more
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- Day 81–83
- July 3, 2024 at 5:03 PM - July 5, 2024
- 2 nights
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 494 m
- AustraliaFlinders20°20’57” S 144°27’59” E
The Pyramid
Jul 3–5, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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- Day 83–84
- July 5, 2024 at 4:04 PM - July 6, 2024
- 1 night
- 🌬 22 °C
- Altitude: 269 m
- AustraliaBarcaldine23°33’8” S 145°17’19” E
Barcaldine
Jul 5–6, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
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- Day 84–86
- July 6, 2024 at 6:21 PM - July 8, 2024
- 2 nights
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 186 m
- AustraliaLongreach Airport23°26’22” S 144°16’20” E
Machinery
Jul 6–8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We drove from Barcaldine to Longreach to visit the Qantas Founders Museum. On the way, we stopped at Ilfracombe for a coffee and came across the Machinery Mile, a wonderful collection of trucks,Read more
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- Day 86
- Monday, July 8, 2024 at 10:39 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 269 m
- AustraliaWinton22°28’51” S 143°10’15” E
Age of Dinosaurs
July 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
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- Day 87
- Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 8:10 AM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 225 m
- AustraliaWinton21°57’42” S 142°37’29” E
A day of Pubs and Birds
July 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
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- Day 88
- Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:09 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 129 m
- AustraliaJulia Creek20°39’26” S 141°44’45” E
Julia Creek
July 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We spent the night in the Julia Creek Caravan Park, where we had hoped to experience their artesian bathhouse experience. Unfortunately, it is too popular, so we just enjoyed the amenities for theRead more
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- Day 89–90
- July 11, 2024 at 8:24 AM - July 12, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 286 m
- AustraliaCloncurry20°50’47” S 140°3’15” E
Clem Walton Campsite - Corella Dam
Jul 11–12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
After enjoying the sunrise at Corella Dam, we headed a little further down the track to another nearby campground. The road here was a little washed out by recent floods, so there were not manyRead more
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- Day 89–90
- July 11, 2024 at 4:11 PM - July 12, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 286 m
- AustraliaCloncurry20°50’47” S 140°3’15” E
Warning... Another Bird Post
Jul 11–12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
I have never been to a place where you can see so many different types. We've identified 27 different species and there were many others where we only got glimpses that did not allow us to identify.Read more
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- Day 91–92
- July 13, 2024 at 10:26 AM - July 14, 2024
- 1 night
- 🌬 17 °C
- Altitude: 400 m
- AustraliaCloncurry20°55’32” S 139°57’51” E
Corella Dam to Mt Isa
Jul 13–14, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Sadly, we left the Clem Walton campground this morning. We now need to begin driving a little further between stops for a few days to get ourselves into the Northern Territory.
Our first stop todayRead more
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- Day 92–93
- July 14, 2024 at 12:12 PM - July 15, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 248 m
- AustraliaMount Isa19°54’57” S 137°59’42” E
Border Crossing
Jul 14–15, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today was just driving. We made it to the Barkley Roadhouse early afternoon and caught up on some laundry before heading to the bar at happy hour! Lou and Phil provided excellent entertainment.
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- Day 93–94
- July 15, 2024 at 8:22 PM - July 16, 2024
- 1 night
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 79 m
- AustraliaCape Crawford Landing Ground16°41’3” S 135°43’35” E
Destination.... Heartbreak Hotel
Jul 15–16, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
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- Day 94–95
- July 16, 2024 at 11:40 AM - July 17, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 87 m
- AustraliaRoper Gulf15°48’22” S 135°27’21” E
Southern Lost City
Jul 16–17, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today we entered our first NT National Park - Limmin NP. The area is rather remote and Graham enjoyed some extended 4WDing and river crossings. We had to retrieve our number plate after one ofRead more
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- Day 95–96
- July 17, 2024 at 3:37 PM - July 18, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 63 m
- AustraliaRoper Gulf15°46’21” S 135°21’24” E
Trek to the Western Lost City
Jul 17–18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After checking out tonights campsite we headed to the Nelson River Ranger Station to get the padlock combination to enter the Western Lost City track.
We travelled through water crossings, grasslands,Read more
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- Day 98–100
- July 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM - July 22, 2024
- 2 nights
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 91 m
- AustraliaElsey Creek14°57’28” S 133°15’3” E
Elsey NP
Jul 20–22, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We left Limmin NP and headed west along the Roper Highway arriving first at Mataranka Thermal Pools. We decided not to stop as it was extremely crowded. We continued on to Bitter Springs - this wasRead more
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- Day 100–101
- July 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM - July 23, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 116 m
- AustraliaKatherine14°18’41” S 132°25’35” E
Nitmiluk NP - Katherine Gorge
Jul 22–23, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We arrived at the southern entrance to Nitmiluk NP and headed straight to the Baruwei Lookout. It was a beautiful view, so we stayed for sunset and then got up for sunrise.
After breakfast, we wereRead more
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- Day 101–103
- July 23, 2024 at 3:16 PM - July 25, 2024
- 2 nights
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 196 m
- AustraliaEdith Falls14°10’48” S 132°11’34” E
Nitmiluk NP - Leliyn
Jul 23–25, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
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- Day 103–104
- July 25, 2024 at 4:51 PM - July 26, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 198 m
- AustraliaHeritage Park13°49’18” S 131°50’5” E
Up next is .... Kakadu
Jul 25–26, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We stayed in the Lazy Lizard at Pine Creek to get some laundry done and have a cooler night under the A/C before heading into Kakadu. Saw some cool wildlife in town. We stopped at Ikoymarrwa Falls andRead more
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- Day 104–106
- July 26, 2024 at 5:45 PM - July 28, 2024
- 2 nights
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- AustraliaWest Arnhem13°16’26” S 132°50’3” E
Jim Jim Falls
Jul 26–28, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We arrived at the Jim Jim Campground (another amazing campsite) just before sunset. We set off in the morning for our walk to the Jim Jim falls.
It was a beautiful walk through monsoonal rainforestRead more
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- Day 106
- Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 12:49 PM
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- AustraliaNourlangie Rock12°51’56” S 132°48’49” E
Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Region
July 28, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Walked up to the Nawurlandja Lookout from where we could get a feeling of the immensity of the landscape. In the distance we could see Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Rock and Anbangbang Billabong. We walkedRead more
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- Day 107
- Monday, July 29, 2024 at 12:04 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- AustraliaWest Arnhem12°35’35” S 132°52’32” E
East Alligator River🐊
July 29, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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- Day 107
- Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:24 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- AustraliaUbirr12°24’29” S 132°57’18” E
Cahills Crossing & Ubirr
July 29, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
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- Day 108
- Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:11 AM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 37 m
- AustraliaJabiru12°40’30” S 132°49’1” E
Learning new skills
July 30, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
For the day, Cathy spent a few hours with the women`s only Pardanas leaves weaving creating two bracelets alongside `Aunty`. Graham watched an indigenous man straighten a bamboo stick for a spearRead more