4 June—5 June 2002 Yesterday I got up early and started packing up the camp. We bought some ice and drove into Kununurra. Susie posted some letters and then we went to the tele-centre to check our email and send a fax to the manager of Curtin Detention Centre. The fax number was wrong, so…
Tag: Northern Territory
Wyndham
3 June 2002 Wyndham lies 100 km north west of Kununurra on the Cambridge Gulf. We went on a day-trip there from Kununurra. Our first stop was a crocodile farm. Without planning to, we arrived at feeding time and got a guided tour of the place. First we were shown the sheds where the hatchlings…
East Kimberley region
28 May—29 May 2002 We broke camp at Tumbling Waters and set out on the road to Kununurra. The drive was uneventful until we reached Gregory National Park, which announced itself with dramatic, rocky cliffs rising out of the surrounding countryside. We stopped there to buy some of the most expensive petrol ever. The park…
NT Wildlife Park
We managed to break camp this morning, fill another gas bottle, and drive about 54 km to the Northern Territory Wildlife Park where we spent the entire day. This excursion fitted in well with Ruby’s schoolwork, which required some research into zoos. The park is an excellent example of a zoo that has re-oriented itself…
Darwin
22 May—25 May 2002 From Litchfield National Park we drove back to Bachelor and then on to Darwin. When we arrived, we set up camp at Carnarvon Caravan Park at Lee Point and headed into town. On the way, Susie managed to contact our old friend Tony Collins who worked at the ABC. We met…
Litchfield National Park
20 May—21 May 2002 If you are travelling in the Northern Territory, and you don’t pack up by 9.00 a.m., you get caught in the heat of the day, which slows you down to a crawl. So the next morning, we got up early as possible and packed up camp. We pulled out of Edith…
Katherine
15 May—16 May 2002 We got off to a slow start today. During breakfast I dropped a tin of sardines and out of nowhere a swarm of bull ants appeared. This made packing up rather difficult, as the little buggers could really bite. Also, we sent Clare to the kiosk to buy bread and milk…
Mataranka to Katherine
14 May—16 May 2002 We packed up at Elsey National Park this morning. This was hard work in the intense heat. We drove into Mataranka for ice, and then to Bitter Springs. This was a real treat. This spring is a small stream winding through the bush, fed by hot springs, just like the hot…
Mataranka day 2
13 May 2002 This morning we hired two canoes and paddled downstream to Mataranka Falls. We had to lug the canoes through a short stretch of forest. The falls were exquisite. I saw a freshwater croc as soon as we arrived. I didn’t tell the kids so they wouldn’t worry. We enjoyed the spas around…
Tennant Ck to Mataranka
11 May—12 May 2002 As we left Tenant Creek we re-fuelled, bought some more ice, and headed north on the Stuart Highway, stopping at the Old Telegraph Station north of town. We were hoping to reach Mataranka by nightfall, but this proved to be too ambitious so we pulled in for the night at Daly…
Into the Northern Territory
10 May—11 May 2002 The journey from Mount Isa to Tennant Creek is over 650 km. This was the longest drive we planned to complete in one stretch. Susie and I swapped the driver role every two hours, and this made it manageable. We checked out both caravan parks at Tennant Creek, and settled for…
Wundercliffe 