Daily Archives: August 4, 2021

Day 16 – Wednesday 4 August 2021 – 107km Back to Berry Springs this morning for a swim, the car park was nowhere near as full as yesterday, but we arrived there before 10am.  Plenty of parking spots. We spent … Continue reading →

Day 15 – Tuesday 3 August 2021 – ?km Another early start, we left our rough & ready bush camp, the Litchfield Safari Camp around 9am & turned towards Darwin. Thankfully the former dirt road was fully sealed last year … Continue reading →

Day 14 – Monday 2 August 2021 – 38km This morning we went around 9.30am to Buley Rockholes to get there before the crowd, it was already 29 degrees.  Buley Rockholes is on Florence Creek above the falls and is … Continue reading →

Day 13 – Sunday 1 August 2021 – 73km An early breakfast then we end up talking to our neighbour for the night, Ramesh from Nepal & family. They are very friendly and ask us all sorts of questions about … Continue reading →

Day 12 – Saturday 31 July 2021 – 390km We drove out of our Nitmilik camping spot at around 8.30am and hardly saw another vehicle during the 29km trip into Katherine. There is a bit of nice street art in … Continue reading →

Day 11 – Friday 30 July 2021 – 111km After leaving our Mataranka Springs campsite a little before 9am we drove through the very small town of Mataranka. Nothing to write home about, it is small and not very conducive … Continue reading →

Day 10 – Thursday 29 July 2021 – 0km Today we stayed at the park all day and went for a long swim after breakfast where we met a nice couple in the water that are staying in the van … Continue reading →

Day 9 – Wednesday 28 July 2021 – 636km We know it is getting to be daybreak as the traffic starts again on the highway. The morning is very pleasant and after breakfast in the bush we are once again … Continue reading →

Day 8 – Tuesday 27 July 2021 – 652km We were away from Corella Dam before 9am and on the road again through more mountains and rocky outcrops. As we came over the rise into Mount Isa the two really … Continue reading →

Day 7 – Monday 26 July 2021 – 456km A leisurely start this morning, the information centre and museum at Hughenden does not open until 9am.  The museum is focused on the history of the wool industry in the region … Continue reading →