Western Lost City

27/7/14 - What a wonderful peaceful night, we had the whole place to ourselves, was wonderful. The road from Roper Bar to Cape Crawford is a wide dirt road with some really great bits, in other areas it was rough, rutted, corrugated, bull dust, dips, rocky and has a few creek crossings. We also had … Continue reading Western Lost City

Back onto the dirt

26/7/14 - What a rough night, literally a bunch of people who had way too much too drink were yelling and making a ruckus late into the night. I'm sure it would be different every visit, sometimes very peaceful but it certainly wasn't last night. From what we saw the establishment takes your money sends … Continue reading Back onto the dirt

Mataranka Hot Pools

25/7/14 - It was a humid pack up, it was nice to have a shower after we were packed and hooked up ready to leave Darwin nice and fresh. Heading south now, start of the slow trip back home with still some great places to see and stop at along the way, 2 weeks left … Continue reading Mataranka Hot Pools

Darwin

23/7/14 - 24//7/14 - We liked Darwin and can see ourselves coming back here. Pretty laid back, friendly people and not overly crowded. We had several walks on the Darwin Waterfront. Had fish and chips one night at Stokes Hill Wharf just at one of the arcade shops, was only so so. The next night … Continue reading Darwin

Darwin Bound

22/7/14 - Was a bit of a restless night with a young child crying throughout the night. We got up early to do the Tjaetaba Falls where we had camped. It is a 3.4km return walk over a narrow uneven rocky and sandy path. Just before the falls there is a small bit of rock … Continue reading Darwin Bound

Litchfield Delights

21/7/14 - Everyone at camp was in bed by 8.30pm. It was a quiet night and a peaceful and relaxing morning apart from a French tourist breaking out in song every now and then. Today we went exploring to see what Litchfield has to offer and to say we were impressed was an understatement. It's … Continue reading Litchfield Delights

Litchfield National Park

20/7/14 - As stated earlier we were going to go in the southern 4wd only track into Litchfield. Only when we got there, there were signs up saying the road was closed. Well at least into the campsites. Without more information whether it was just the campsites, the road into the campsites or the main … Continue reading Litchfield National Park

Katherine Hot Springs

19/7/14 - We have been looking forward to having a swim in the hot springs at Katherine again. We have the whole day in Katherine to enjoy them and do a bit of shopping. Our camp spot from the night before. We had several long soaks in the hot springs which aren't really that hot … Continue reading Katherine Hot Springs

Back into Northern Territory

18/7/14 - Well that was our last night in WA and it was a peaceful one, we enjoyed looking at the stars before retiring to bed. The last 50 odd Kms of Duncan Road has lots of rocky areas as well as flood dips. We were just saying how the tyres take a beating on … Continue reading Back into Northern Territory

The Tanami

19/6/14 - We found out about 9pm local time that road trains also use this rest area. One arrived and stayed until 5.30am, he left and another one pulled in. From Alice Springs to Halls Creek the Tanami is the longest shortcut in the world at 1077km. Total unsealed length 763km. We were on the … Continue reading The Tanami