Well we’ve just spent a week in the heart of the Kimberley, so have got a far bit to catch up on (i.e. long blog with lots of photos)! We packed and left Broome at our usual time of 8am after saying goodbye to the Quines who had come into Broome a couple of nights…
Well, we think we’ve spent enough time here in Broome. We’ve had a great relaxing time and it’s going to be hard to get back into the swing of things of on being on the road again. Broome is a real tourist town. I don’t think we’ve met any locals yet. Most of the workforce…
After another long day in the car on Saturday, we arrived in Broome. It was after dark and a bit slower travelling the last 50kms due to all the cattle on the side of the road, as they were difficult to see. We past some interesting’ road ‘trains’ (literally) on our journey to Broome. The…
After some short deliberation we opted out of crossing the Tanami Road, mainly because I talked to a trucking company in Alice (Tanami Transport) and they said the road was in very bad condition. Also, and that there isn’t a lot to see, with the exception of Wolfe Creek Crater. So the short cut is…
CAUTION: Many photos of rock(s)!! The last few days we’ve spent around Uluru-Kata Tjuta (Ayres Rock-Olgas) and Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Parks, and yes, we took lots of photos. Certainly the Yulara campground hasn’t changed since we were here 16 years ago, and the entry fee ($25/adult) to the park hasn’t changed either. We thought…
Well, after ‘conquering’ the Donohue/Plenty Hwy, we arrived in ‘The Alice’ at lunchtime Tuesday. The Plenty Hwy was not too bad, about 50/50; 50% good; 50%5 bad, but you had to concentrate and watch the road all the time, because it changed so quickly. The worst part was the last 60km from Harts Range to…
Next stop Winton, centre of the Australian Dinosaur digs! Not far out of Winton is the Age of the Australia Dinosaur centre, perched up on top a small plateau looking out towards where all the dinosaurs are being found in the farmers fields. Pretty impressive place. They have so many bones discovered that there is…
Off on the next leg to Longreach. It was the longest so far, some 530km. Stopped at Tambo to take a stretch and swap drivers. Plenty of road kill again, and heaps of Kites feeding off them. Susan nearly collected one of them. She seems to attract wildlife! Stopped at Barcaldine for fuel and visited…
We were up relatively early after a good nights sleep. Although we were 20 kms out of Miles the trucks started nice and early. Being a cool night, you could here them roaring up the valley. Those damn Gas companies! First stop, Roma. Had to pick a power supply for the laptop! Susan then drove…
Well, after a good departure time of 9am and lunch on the road just outside Toowoomba we’re at our first night out tonight at a little place called Possum Park, just outside of Miles. It’s an old ammunition depot. It’s strategically placed along the ‘Brisbane line’, where the government had decided to defend the southern half of…
