Roads Less Travelled

Well there was nothing for it but to head out towards Normanton on the Carpentaria Highway. The road is actually an awesome drive with many river crossings and a real outback feel. There is lots of free camping besides the creeks but there is always the ever present croc danger. It is however well over…

Interesting rest area. It is so popular that we ended up staying in an area that had been cleared with a bulldozer alongside the rest area. Caught up with some other old blokes travelling on their own. Next morning we hit the road. As we pulled onto the road I could see a car in…

After leaving Pussycat Flats we parked the van in Pine Creek and had a coffee at a local cafe. Always disappointing…… We then headed up to Umbrawarra Gorge for a walk and possibly a swim. A lovely walk in, not very long and we came across the swimming holes and a few rock climbers doing…

We planned to either stop at Adelaide River for the night or carry on to a cheap camp area called Pussycat Flats. It was a longish drive to Adelaide river and we arrived around lunch time. After lunch in the van we checked out the town and decided that we would carry on. Could have…

Two nights at Stingray Point Packed up our gear and headed to the south west coast from Darwin and stayed at the free camp at Stingray Point. Found a great spot and placed our van for great views over the ocean. Later that afternoon a heap of people from Darwin and other places started arriving…

Having been to Darwin before there is a lot of the same things as per the previous visit. We like Darwin as it has enough sophistication but in the same instance is small and a good representation of an outback city. It was Northern Territory day on the 1st of July and I made the…

On the way into Darwin I arranged to stop at Humpty Doo and got my wheel bearings repacked by a bloke who works on his own property. While that was happening we went to the local shopping centre which is new and very big. Had Nandos Burgers for lunch and did a little shopping. Picked…

It’s a stunning bit of country around here. The surrounding rock faces as you drive along this area is absolutely stunning. Just another commuting section until we arrived at Pine Creek and booked into the camp ground behind the Lazy Lizard Pub. Had dinner in the pub and enjoyed the sunset over the outback. Such…

Next morning we had a slowish start and most of the people were gone before we left. Drove to Kununurra to pick up all the stuff we had in storage there. The bloke was kind enough not to charge us any extra for the additional week which was awesome. We then went to the Ivanhoe…

We were packed up and at the gates van and all for our tour of the Mimbi Caves. Aunty Rose took the tour. I think she is an aboriginal elder, however her family line originates in the area. It was a good tour through the caves which are all natural, unmodified. We had to take…