Seremban
Sunday, November 17, 2013 Once we did get on the right road and made it out of KL, driving was easy. Our friend Patti put us in touch with Chris Bell (her boss way back when in Brunei) who lives…
Stephen
KL, Selangor
KL is amazing. Only spent a few days here but very much enjoyed it. We will be back. Friday, November 15, 2013 Saturday, November 16, 2013 Lovely day walking around the part of the city where the Petronas Twin Towers…
Leg 2: Australia
July 8 – October 23, 2013 We left San Francisco (again, after a 6-day stopover between Europe and Australia) for Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, where we landed on July 8th. For the rest of July we drove around exploring Australia’s island…
To Carnarvon
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Wow, that was a long and boring drive. Day 1 was from Broome to Port Hedland, some 600kms. Day 2 was from Port Hedland to a place called Milinya Roadhouse and a further 800kms. Day 3…
Broome
Monday, September 30, 2013 The drive from Derby was short and easy so we arrived before lunch. A quick tour of the town and retail shops made us realize that today was Queens Birthday. So about half the shops were…
Derby
Sunday, September 29, 2013 Not a lot going on in Derby. Described in our guide book as a sleepy town, and it certainly did not disappoint in this regard. Ok, it was Sunday, but still. We found a nice cafe…
Tunnel Creek and Windjana National Park
Sunday, September 29, 2013 We started our day with a coffee. Very nice. The unsealed road to Tunnel Creek was in excellent condition and we made good time to this National Park. The 750m long cave-like tunnel through the hill-side was…
Fitzroy Crossing
Saturday, September 28, 2013 Up early with the sun as we had a big day planned. The first task for the day was to drive 150kms (90 miles) to Fitzroy Crossing for our morning coffee. Had a little trouble finding…
Halls Creek and Larrawa Homestead
Friday, September 27, 2013 There is not much to Hall’s Creek. But there was a bakery with latte coffee, and it was good and we were happy. During coffee, Stephen noticed a sign offering the public a chance to see…
Bungle Bungles
Thursday, September 26, 2013 We decided against proceeding along the Gibb River Road as originally planned. The lack of water in the rivers means many of the attractions are dry and without the spectacular scenery for which The Kimberley is…
El Questro Campground
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 We travelled a short distance along the “famed” Gibb River Road to the “famed” El Questro resort. The section of the Gibb River Road was sealed, so it really does not count. The resort is a…
Devil’s Marbles
Monday, September 23, 2013 Up early to see Devil’s Marbles. At 8:30am it was already 31°C. The Marbles were well worth the visit. The rest of the day was 800kms (500 miles) of wide open plains on a long straight…
Kings Canyon
Saturday, September 21, 2013 Up early to hike Kings Canyon. First stop however was the gas station to get a permit to “enter and transit through Haasts Bluff Pass Aborginal Land Trust along the Mereenie Loop Road between Katapata Pass…
To Kings Canyon
Friday, September 20, 2013 A very nice drive through the back roads of Australia. We were in tourist country and saw lots of other cars, groups and buses also plying the highways. There was not a lot to see, so…
Yulara – Ayers Rock Resort
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 From Marla we headed north on the Stuart Highway and then turned left on the Lasseter Highway towards Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. We both remembered lush and spacious grass fields in the campground at Ayers Rock…