7 June 2012 May 22nd. To visit Kakadu properly, you really need to take your time. The pass is valid for 14 days, and there are more things to do here than you can think of. The park is about the size of Belgium, and runs from East of Darwin to Arnhem Land. It, Read More
7 June 2012 May 16th. I don’t know whether something I ate does not agree with me, sulphites maybe, or my neck was crooked when we watched another episode of Underbelly on the laptop, but this morning I have a massive migraine. I haven’t had one for months, but this one comes back nasty., Read More
20 May 2012 May 12th. Bad night, but we must get up early as Claire has an appointment in town. After which we fill up the fridge, and make our way to the East Macdonnell Ranges, the other side of this massive range.
20 May 2012 May 09th – 10th – 11th Time for another big clean-up: laundry, car interior, hot shower, etc. We then drive around town to find a garage for Troopy’s big service (and replace the fusible link, though my MacGyver trick has so far been reliable), get to the tourist information centre and, Read More
20 May 2012 May 04th. The usual drill is: wake up with the sun, enjoy a couple of hours in bed (it’s freezing outside, might as well stay in bed), have breakfast, do last night’s dishes, pack up everything, take a shower and go. Well, not this morning it’s not. Key in the ignition,, Read More
20 May 2012 April 30th We pack up quickly and drive back to Yulara to take part in a bush tucker tour. Bush tucker means all the bush provides as food. The Anangu guide shows us the various seeds that were gathered to make flour for damper, the couple of fruits such as bush, Read More
20 May 2012 April 27th – 28th – 29th It’s been a cold night, we’re as far south as I’ll ever be for another two years, and the temperature at night drops to a cold 5 degrees Celsius, at best. We spend our first morning in the resort, after a late breakfast, a long, Read More
28 April 2012 April 24th Cold cold night, and around 5AM I think I heard camels around the tent. I love the outback, nothing but the sound of wildlife and the empty spaces around you.From the Gary Junction Road we enter the Sandy Blight Junction Road, which starts from Walungurru (aka Kintore) to Kaltukatjara, Read More
28 April 2012 April 22nd It rained most of the night, which means Tanami got his shower. He now looks more like the teddy-bear that it is, than a sorry ball of dirty rag when we picked him up. His designated seat will be between the headlights, on the roofrack. This should keep him, Read More
27 April 2012 April 18th. Bad night at Halls Creek Motel, the bed is way too soft. oh well, at least the shower works. First stop today : Halls Creek Hospital. Nothing serious but Claire has had an ear infection for a while, it’s been treated in New Cal but it’s still sore. I, Read More