Day 83:Friday - Kununurra

 
 



 Mick, Marianne, Kathy & Peter

Chris, Nev & Brian

The above photos were taken @ McMinns Lagoon Humpty Doo
with some of our friends watching the bird life

 

Sunrise @ TENRR

 

Sunrise @ TENRR through the smoke haze



I know it's been a long time since our last update and I apologise for that but we didn't have all that much to tell.

We left Darwin on Wednesday 24/8/11 not too early as we were only going as far as Katherine and a little bit more, our first night stop was a free camp @ Limestone Creek 58 klm SW of Katherine, it is a lovely little spot as you can tell by the photos.

We stopped at Timber Creek for fuel where we pulled into the first service station which turned out to be beneficial to us as the next service station which was only about 30 mtrs up the road was 7 cents/ltr more than we paid so that was a saving for us.

The next place we stopped was Victoria River Roadhouse where we walked back onto the bridge to take photos, they are spectacular, it was also where we saw our first wild fresh water crocodile.



Not sure if these tracks are crocodile or kangaroo?



Some of the wildflowers





There are fish in here, remember that I was on a bridge 8 mts above.



Our next night stopover was another free camp @ a place called Saddle Creek, where we had the pleasure of meeting up with another couple that had stayed at the sameplace as us the night before.



The escarpment when we arrived @ Saddle Creek





The escarpment @sunset



Notice the change in colour due to the sun setting

That's all for today I'll be back tomorrow to fill in the gaps, 'til then take care and stay warm

Day 49: Still in Darwin.

Good morning All from sunny Darwin where it is a balmy 26 degrees at 9:15 am, I can't say how much nicer the weather is in Darwin, it's great.
  Jim & Gail arrived in Darwin the end of June, we caught up with them at the Coolalinga caravan park, they also are having a great time.                                                                                                                                                   Friday the 1st July was Northern Territory Day and we caught up with Joan & Ruedi again to watch the fireworks at the Berry Springs Recreation Park, they were spectacular, I would go so far as to say they were the best I have ever watched, it may have been because we were so close to them.                                                                                                   

Joan, Ruedi, Nev and Me at the Novotel for my birthday. 

Nev, Me, Jim, Gail & Kelly @ the restaurant for my Birthday Dinner

We had a good night at the Novotel, it was a little upmarket from the van.  The next morning we were up early for Nev to take the car for a wheel alignment, we booked out of the Novotel when he came back and we drove to Stokes Hill Wharf and the wave pool.  The following photos show the area.



Since July 6th we have been to golf where I have improved my score from the 1st game in Humpty Doo, I have gone from the perfect score of 90 for 9 holes to 86 and last week to 78, maybe by the time we leave Darwin I should have a respectable score.

That's all for now so stay warm, stay well and eep on smiling.

Love to All





Day 48: Sunny Darwin

Hi All, I have finally slowed down enough to share what we have been doing, it's been quite hectic the last few weeks but we have had a lot of fun.  Joan & Ruedi arrived in Darwin 21st June and we have been to Mindil Markets on the Thursday night with them, Monday we drove to Wagait Beach and Mandorah Point where we had lunch at the pub that was a nice day out.  We decided whilst there that one day we would catch the ferry across to Cullen Bay.

Nev, Joan & Ruedi walking down onto Wagait Beach NT (Nev's having trouble keeping his clothes on)

 The colour of the rocks on Wagait beach are    amazing, the photos don't really show it

some of the wildlife on the beach

 Mandorah Pub and waiting for lunch

            The view of Cullen Bay from the grounds of Mandorah Pub and the dry dock.

We have also had a birthday party to attend, it was Emily's 8th birthday on the 2nd July.  Emily asked if I would make her a butterfly cake and we all know I'm a sucker for making cakes, here are the photos of the day.

                                                     Emily,
                 
                                                      Jade

                                                        &

                                                    Damian

That's all for now as we are going out for Lunch at the Humpty Doo Tavern with friends Mick & Marianne.

Take care and keep warm

Day 24: Darwin at last

Good morning all, we arrived in Darwin on Wednesday afternoon approximately 4.00 pm and were we glad to arrive, warm weather at last.  The long days of travel since Curtin Springs has been worth it to finally warm up.  Now it will be rest and relaxation for a few weeks while we recharge our batteries in the sun.  There hasn't been any thing spectacular on the way from Curtin Springs and we haven't been anywhere of note.  However we have caught up with Amy, Ian and family (thanks for the use of your washing machine), the children were excited and I have promised to take back some card making gear to make some cards with Emily and Jade.
I'm not able to add any photos at this time, there seems to be some thing wrong (I'll work it out later) with the system so until next time stay well and happy.

Day 19: Catch up

It's Monday night and we have stopped at a place called Ti Tree which is a camp ground behind a roadhouse, (site 31 in camps 6) very basic but it has power for $20/night.
Saturday morning saw us up early to catch the sunrise on the rock,

it was a lovely sight and included the Olgas.



The Olgas




this was taken as we were driving around The Rock

We then drove around the rock as they were not allowing anyone to climb it, it was too windy, after the drive we picked up the van and drove to the Olgas for a look around and I must say I was more impressed by them than Ayres Rock, they have so much more to look at.  The following photos are from our walk up the gorge, it was freezing and quite windy but well worth the effort.

The gorge is made up of what looks like molten rock with different size pebbles in it, like pebblecrete




This is some of the handicrafts around Ayres Rock and The Olgas

From the Olgas we travelled to Curtin Springs where we stayed for 2 nights so we could have a look at Kings Canyon, this is another place that we will come back to as there is not enough time to do it justice, we only had time to walk up Kings Creek but it was an experience that is hard to describe, Nev kept saying feel the serenity and he was right the creek bed certainly had a feeling to it.  The following photos are our walk up the creek.

 

The climb up to the ridg

On completion of our walk we drove back to Curtin Springs where we ate dinner at the outdoor restaurant, we were talking with another couple that have been on the road in a campervan for four years and still love the life. There's hope for us yet.



The emu is the mascot of Curtin Springs



 It's now time for bed as tomorrow will be another long day if we want to get to Darwin by Wednesday, we probably won't have internet know until then so stay well and safe and I'll write soon