Undara Lava Tubes
29.–30. kesäk. 2024, 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-bakedLue lisää
Talaroo Hot Springs
29. kesäk.–1. heinäk. 2024, 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 mainLue lisää
The Colours of Cobbold Gorge
1.–3. heinäk. 2024, 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 poolLue lisää
The Pyramid
3.–5. heinäk. 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Barcaldine
5.–6. heinäk. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Machinery
6.–8. heinäk. 2024, 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,Lue lisää
Age of Dinosaurs
8. heinäkuuta 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A day of Pubs and Birds
9. heinäkuuta 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Julia Creek
10. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 theLue lisää
Clem Walton Campsite - Corella Dam
11.–12. heinäk. 2024, 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 manyLue lisää
Warning... Another Bird Post
11.–12. heinäk. 2024, 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.Lue lisää
Corella Dam to Mt Isa
13.–14. heinäk. 2024, 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 todayLue lisää
Border Crossing
14.–15. heinäk. 2024, 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.
Destination.... Heartbreak Hotel
15.–16. heinäk. 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Southern Lost City
16.–17. heinäk. 2024, 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 ofLue lisää
Trek to the Western Lost City
17.–18. heinäk. 2024, 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,Lue lisää
Elsey NP
20.–22. heinäk. 2024, 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 wasLue lisää
Nitmiluk NP - Katherine Gorge
22.–23. heinäk. 2024, 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 wereLue lisää
Nitmiluk NP - Leliyn
23.–25. heinäk. 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Up next is .... Kakadu
25.–26. heinäk. 2024, 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 andLue lisää
Jim Jim Falls
26.–28. heinäk. 2024, 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 rainforestLue lisää
Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) Region
28. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 walkedLue lisää
East Alligator River🐊
29. heinäkuuta 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Cahills Crossing & Ubirr
29. heinäkuuta 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Matkaaja
Oh you just use your thong to scare them off. Here's a video https://youtu.be/GTe1tGqoN8g?si=1nxTToVsi263x98m
Learning new skills
30. heinäkuuta 2024, 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 spearLue lisää