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Mount Isa to Longreach dodging roadkill all the way 14 Jul 2013 | 10:16 am
6th June 2013 Our destination for tonight was Longreach and Sharon had booked ahead to secure us an ensuite site for the next two nights. Leaving Mt Isa Main street of Cloncurry To get to Longreac...
A lazy day in Mt. Isa 16 Jun 2013 | 04:49 am
5th June 2013 After being on the road for a while now, and with so many sights to visit and experience so far, Sharon and I decided we'd take some time out at Mt. Isa and just do nothing for a day. W...
Farewell Northern Territory, hello Queensland 8 Jun 2013 | 04:36 pm
4th June 2013 Today we had a fairly long drive ahead of us with 675kms to Mt. Isa, so it was up early (for someone on holidays), a quick brekky and a slick pack-up job. We were underway before 8:00am...
Finally, we've seen a live kangaroo! 8 Jun 2013 | 02:52 pm
3rd June 2013 We left Alice Springs this morning and continued north with the aim of stopping in Tennant Creek that night. A little way down the road we saw our first kangaroo since before Coober Pe...
Another helping of Chasms, Gaps and Gorges 8 Jun 2013 | 01:19 pm
2nd June 2013 Today we planned to explore more of the West MacDonnell Ranges, taking in Redbank, Glen Helen and Ormiston Gorges, a look at the Ochre Pits and finally, Ellery Creek Big Hole. These lo...
Simpson's Gap, Standley Chasm and the Old Alice Springs Telegraph Station 7 Jun 2013 | 02:23 pm
1st June 2013 Today we drove out west of Alice to visit one of the most well known of the sights in this area, Standley Chasm. But first port of call was Simpson's Gap. The Gap was a welcome change f...
Chasms, Gaps and Gorges, some 4wd'ing and the deepest water crossing we've made yet 7 Jun 2013 | 04:13 am
31st May 2013 Today we toured the East MacDonnell ranges, located oddly enough, to the east of Alice Springs. The first stop was at Emily Gap, just 10kms out of town. The Gap is a cleft carved into ...
Hello Alice! 3 Jun 2013 | 03:42 pm
30th May 2013 This morning we woke to a spectacular sun rising over the Canyon, made even more impressive by some scattered high cloud. Today we decided we'd treat ourselves to breakfast at the Road...
Dingoes, Kings Canyon, another sunset and more Dingoes 2 Jun 2013 | 05:52 pm
29th May 2013 Today was pack-up day as our three nights at Yulara were up. The van was made ready to roll in no time as we're getting well practised by now. We said seeya to the fellow Victorians tha...
Exploring Kata Tjuta, Yulara Town Centre and yet another sunset 1 Jun 2013 | 05:34 pm
28th May 2013 Today we made the trip back out to Kata Tjuta armed with the fly nets we'd picked up the day before. There's a couple of walks we wanted to do. The first one was up and into the gap bet...
