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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Black Friday, September 13, 2013 It bucketed down again during the night, which made for a very noisy night. After packing up we headed for the local Woolworths to stock up on fresh food and supplies for the 8-day trip…
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The drive to Adelaide was easy and the roads good. We arrived in the city center of Adelaide before the banks closed and in time to pickup our Australian banking card. This meant we could get…
This post provides a brief overview of the mapping technology in use on the trip. We have two Garmin GPS units. For the car we have a 5 inch Garmin nüvi 52LM that is useful for driving directions. For walking around…
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Had a wonderful stay in Devonport at the very up market B&B. The plan for the morning was to visit King Solomons Caves in the Mole Creek region and a photographic exhibition in Launceston in the…
Monday, July 29, 2013 The Far North West is dairy country and looks a lot like the Central North Island of New Zealand. We spent the day enjoying the countryside and the good weather. First thing was to climb “The…
Sunday, July 28, 2013 Today’s weather report was for rain, but this did not deter us from a walk in famous Cradle Mountain National Park. We started the hike where the Overland Track starts. Then we continued towards and partly…
Friday, July 26, 2013 The early morning rain stopped as we arrived in the beautiful quaint seaside town of Strahan. We were not planning on staying the day, but quickly changed our mind and signed up for two tours: a…
Talk about being frustrated. But at long last Sterlin has left Los Angeles, some 62 days after he was dropped off. In the end we had to switch to an exclusive 20 foot container to get things moving. Shipping company…
Thursday, July 25, 2013 Today was the day we made some serious ground towards the North West through central Tasmania. First stop was Mt Field National Park and Russell Falls. Caroline was heard to say, “this is probably the most…
