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Category: Previous Years – 2016 Central Australia, Darwin & Western Australia – May to September

1 August 2016 – Geraldton WA

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The night was cold and we had to add another blanket to our bed to cover our feet.  The temperature…

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31 July 2016 – Nerren Nerren Rest Area to Geraldton WA

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The Nerren Nerren Rest Area is a typical example of what is being done in Western Australia for travellers.  Not…

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30 July 2016 – Carnarvon to Nerren Nerren Rest Area WA

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Things are becoming a blur.  We are well over half way in our trip time wise but we still have…

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29 July 2016 – Carnarvon WA

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“He” was up early enough to see a wonderful sunrise over the tropical setting adjacent to our caravan park. We…

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28 July 2016 – Coral Bay to Carnarvon WA

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It would have been nice to have spent more time in Coral Bay.  We arrived too late for a reef…

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27 July 2016 – Nanutarra Roadhouse to Coral Bay WA

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We slept well but “She” woke feeling that another cold was in the making. We were away just after 8:30am…

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26 July 2016 – Karratha to Nanutarra Roadhouse WA

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Another day to relocate further down the Western Australia cost.  We were up at 7:00am and heading south just after…

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25 July 2016 – Karratha WA

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Up at 7:00am and out for sightseeing just after 9:00am with friends. We returned to Roebourne and then head to…

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24 July 2016 – Port Hedland to Karratha WA

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Again we woke to a fine and windy day.  We had been fortunate that the wind direction had spared us…

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23 July 2016 – Pardoo Roadhouse to Port Hedland WA

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We awoke to a fine but windy day. Just after 8:00am we were underway heading to the race course (overflow…

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22 July 2016 – Broome to Pardoo Roadhouse WA

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We were up just after 6:00am and departed the caravan park at 8:00am. The drive today was long and boring. …

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21 July 2016 – Broome WA

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As we have done on most days since leaving home, the alarm went off at 7:00am and we were up…

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20 July 2016 – Broome WA

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We were up at 7:00am to another perfect day.  The temperature has remained static since arriving on the west coast…

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19 July 2016 – Derby to Broome WA

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The run from Derby to Broome is relatively short so we set a 9:00am departure time. Before leaving we said…

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18 July 2016 – Derby WA

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Three of our friends are located close to each other in the caravan park, we are located at the other…

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17 July 2016 – Fitzroy Crossing to Derby WA

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We were up early and on the road just after 8:30am for the drive to Derby.  As was the case…

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16 July 2016 – Fitzroy Crossing WA

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We slept in until 7:10am when “She” put the first load of washing on.  We were in no real hurry…

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15 July 2016 – Halls Creek to Fitzroy Crossing WA

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With a drive of just short of 300k’s in front of us, we were out of bed just after 6:00am…

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14 July 2016 – Spring Creek to Halls Creek WA

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We had a comfortable night with the low temperature and our doona making it very easy to sleep. Our trip…

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13 July 2016 – Kununurra to Spring Creek (free camp) WA

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We had been told that the free camps in Western Australia were popular and you needed to arrive early.  With…

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12 July 2016 – Kununurra WA

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The sun rises before 6:00am (hard to believe that it is still winter) and it is difficult to sleep beyond…

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11 July 2016 – Kununurra WA

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Our original plan was to travel to Wyndham on Monday and spend Tuesday looking around.  After being told that there…

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10 July 2016 – Kununurra WA

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Late yesterday “He” was informed that “He” had won a scenic flight from a local operator, AVIAIR.  Due to our…

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9 July 2016 – Kununurra WA

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The forecast temperature for today was 34c and we awoke to the usual clear and sunny day. Immediately following breakfast,…

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8 July 2016 – Timber Creek NT to Kununurra WA

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Happy birthday Dad.  You are still in our hearts and always will be. We were up at our usual time…

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7 July 2016 – Katherine to Timber Creek NT

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Eager to start the next chapter of our journey, we were ready to depart our site by 8:30am.  We had…

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6 July 2016 – Batchelor to Katherine NT

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Another relocation day.  Today we travelled from Batchelor back to Katherine to allow us to prepare for our journey from…

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5 July 2016 – Batchelor NT

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Firstly, happy birthday Sister.  You will now have to learn how to write a “6” instead of a “5”. We…

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4 July 2016 – Darwin to Batchelor NT

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And then there were four, well actually three.  As previously mentioned, today we said goodbye to one of the couples. …

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3 July 2016 – Darwin NT

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“He” had not slept well due to the noise from the air conditioning so our normal 7:00am alarm pose no…

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