Litchfield -Darwin (120 kms) That morning I was determined to teach Devanne how to build a fire.  So, I called him over, and explained that we were going to build a fire.  I got him […]

That morning, we explored the various pools and campsites along Walker Creek.  You are able to book one of eight campsites, if you are prepared to schlep your gear from the carpark to the site.  […]

Pine Creek  – Surprise Creek – Litchfield Safari Camp (200kms) We made towards Daly River as our planned route was from the south into Litchfield National Park using a 4WD track.  The landscape and vegetation […]

Before leaving Katherine, we headed to Katherine Gorge. As we were leaving the campsite, I realized we were very low on fuel (less than 80km range), and as I checked, a warning light came on […]

Gregory/Judbarra National Park – Katherine (280kms) After the rigours of the previous day, we decided to give the Humbodlt Track a skip.  On the way to Katherine, we visited Limestone Gorge. It was full of […]

Our route for the day was a short, circular track – part of the old Bullita Stock Route – and a mere 90kms. At the start of the track, a N.P. noticeboard announced that the […]

Kununurra – Bullita Campground (Judbarra/Gregory National Park) You remember Augustus Charles Gregory, an Australian-born explorer, who pushed into the Tanimi Desert from the west, and who we last “met” at Lake Gregory.  He led the […]

We embarked on a half day cruise up Lake Kununurra and the Ord River to the Ord River Dam at Lake Argyll. Honestly, I am not a big fan of organized tours with the incessant, […]

Purnululu – Kununurra (330kms) Uneventful day driving to Kununurra.  We stopped at Warmun Roadhouse for diesel, pies and coffees.  We had run out of coffee a couple of days earlier. The Great Northern Highway traverses […]

We got up very early, and we were the second car to arrive in the southern car park.  After a brisk 2km walk, we had the “cathedral” to ourselves for about 20 minutes, then shared […]