24 - 25 July This morning before we moved to our new site, Rosie and I took an amble down to the Katherine River. We are very happy with our new camp site number 99 under all the lovely shade trees and with cool grass as our verandah. Once we had relocated, our priority was … Continue reading Days 38 – 39 Manbulloo Homestead, Katherine
Day 37 Daly Waters to Manbulloo Homestead, Katherine NT
23 July The Pub was slowly waking up when Rosie and I took our usual walk this morning. Many of our neighbours had already packed up and were back on the road again before we ambled off. On our way again, we paused briefly at Mataranka, 'We of the Never Never' Country. As we came … Continue reading Day 37 Daly Waters to Manbulloo Homestead, Katherine NT
Day 36 South Newcastle Waters to Daly Waters
22 July The early morning light painted a beautiful scene on our walk before breakfast. Rosie, however, was more interested in the delicious smells around the old campfire. We camped at Newcastle Waters so that we would have a short drive up to Daly Waters this morning to ensure that we could get a reasonable … Continue reading Day 36 South Newcastle Waters to Daly Waters
Days 34 -35 Camooweal to South Newcastle Waters, Stuart Hwy via the Qld-NT border and Bore 41 on Barkley Hwy
19-21 July Signal has been scarce hence no blog last couple of days. We were farewelled from Camooweal by yet another glorious sunrise . We had filled in our COVID border passes in preparation for our arrival at the Qld-NT border. A cheerful indigenous policeman greeted us at the border and after checking our passes … Continue reading Days 34 -35 Camooweal to South Newcastle Waters, Stuart Hwy via the Qld-NT border and Bore 41 on Barkley Hwy
Days 33 & 34 Lake Canellan Camooweal
18 - 19 July A beautiful sunrise greeted us on Sunday morning. The wind did not return until nearly midday, so Rosie and I enjoyed a lovely walk along the lake, exploring our new home. There are so many different birds here, including my favourite pelican, the awesome brolgas, little black ducks, heron, shags, whistling … Continue reading Days 33 & 34 Lake Canellan Camooweal
Day 32 Lake Canellan, Camooweal
17 July Yesterday we moved on from Mt Isa to Camooweal, only 14 kilometers from the QLD/NT border. We enjoyed our camps at Lakes Frances and Canellan last time and want to stay a few days this time. At Mt Isa I caught up with the usual domestic chores: washing and restocking fridge etc. Although … Continue reading Day 32 Lake Canellan, Camooweal
Day 30 McKinlay to Mt Isa
15 July The early morning light was spectacular as Rosie and I ambled around McKinlay this morning. We waved Our friend from last night, the road train driver farewell as he departed on his way. SunriseRoad train departingDundee’s UteBush NurseCWAPolice Station McKinlayBush Church Today we continued up the Landsborough Highway to the Flinders and up … Continue reading Day 30 McKinlay to Mt Isa
Day 29 Kungku Kamu Waterhole to Outback Creek Hotel McKinley
14 July I must stop hitting the ‘discard’ button on WP. I lost yesterday’s blog😖 Take 2 Day 27 12 July Oodnooroo: Rosie made an interesting new friend on our early morning walk as the sun rose. We drove into Winton via the station road today. It took us past the local waterhole with the … Continue reading Day 29 Kungku Kamu Waterhole to Outback Creek Hotel McKinley
Day 26 Oondooroo
11 July It was just before sunrise when Rosie had me up and out on our walk. We were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise as our world woke up to the day. We are now camped on a station out of Winton, called Oondooroo. Apart from the rise where the dinosaurs have been unearthed near … Continue reading Day 26 Oondooroo
Day 25 Darr River, Longreach
10 July The road into Lara Wetlands was still closed today so we ambled up past Longreach to the free campp beside the Darr River. The river is a lot higher than when we last camped here. We have a great spot up closer to the railway end. There was even a huge log left … Continue reading Day 25 Darr River, Longreach
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