The homeward stretch began as we left Darwin behind with its coldest day on record, struggling to get above 21 degrees all day. Too cold here, time to head south (Ha Ha, that’s one for our Darwin friends). We stayed one night in Katherine then moved on to stay the next at Bitter Springs, Mataranka. … Read More Heading down the track.
We left Western Australia with some sadness, thinking about all the good times and great experiences we had in that state. That now makes it every mainland state and territory in Australia that I’ve been to. Pretty happy with that! We headed into the Northern Territory, a place we’ve been to quite a few times… Read More Destination Darwin
I could be talking about the rare and exquisite pink diamonds which are mined in this Lake Argyle area but I found another jewel a bit more accessible and affordable for everyone! We only moved 70 kilometres from our last stay but this destination was on our must do list and it was one that… Read More Lake Argyle – Jewel of the Kimberley
Our next stop was about half way between Port Hedland and Broome, a spot we’d heard about called Eighty Mile Beach. It’s just a short 10km detour off the highway, or so we thought. The road was a bit more corrugated than we expected so slowly we crawled our way in through the red dirt… Read More 80 Mile Beach and We Made it to Broome!
Next stop Karratha and the Pilbara area of Western Australia. Temps were heating up again with 37 degrees expected on the day we got to Karratha. The scenery changed often from deep red sand dunes to green grassland and free roaming sheep. Unfenced stock is quite common up here so apart from the usual roos,… Read More Red Dirt and Red Dog
Our next leg of the journey took us to Exmouth, where we started seeing huge termite mounds followed by sheep crossing the road about 30kms before town and then emus greeting us on the way in.
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