Monthly Archives: August 2010

The corellas woke us at sunrise.  While we were having our breakfast we watched two of them digging out a hole for nesting while a whole flock of corellas (obviously bachelors) screeched, clowned & flew around or settled on the … Continue reading →

The sun was rising as we got our breakfast together & prepared for our helicopter flight & the walks.  We drove off a bit after 8am to be at the Purnululu Airport by 8.30am for our helicopter flight briefing.  The … Continue reading →

Again we were woken at false dawn by the same species of bird as at Wolfe Creek.  We got up about half an hour before sunrise to greet another beautiful morning.  We went to Echidna Chasm first up, the most … Continue reading →

We were woken about an hour before sunrise by a bird singing to its mate, a beautiful sound, then a ten minute walk to be up on the rim of the crater, to watch the sunrise.  The sunrise was magnificent, … Continue reading →

The night wasn’t as cold as they have been & we woke with the sunrise.  A check of the cars & vans before a healthy breakfast & packing of the Karavan for travel.  We were just leaving as our new … Continue reading →

Tilmouth Wells to Rabbit Flat over the Tanami Track, 420kms of dirt road.  The Tanami Track has a reputation for being rough & it lived up to it.  Corrugations, dusty, sandy, road train tracks, muddy, boggy, water over the road, … Continue reading →

We were up about half an hour before sunrise to start packing & be ready to take the car into the garage by 8am.  The windscreen on the car was clear & I thought, “good, not so cold”, however, as … Continue reading →

Another cold night & a frosty start to the day, you’d think we were still in Canberra.  First up we found out that the shock absorber was dispatched from Melbourne by air & should be here today & we are … Continue reading →

A cold night & a cold start to the day with ice all over the car & the caravan, it took an hour or so after the sun rose to melt it away.  Today was a mish-mash sort of day … Continue reading →

Today we woke to sunshine but cold.  The nights get down to about 6C degrees and the days are around 16C degrees.  We had to go into town to buy a few things (& we bought a few things we … Continue reading →