BEDOURIE AND MT ISA

NOW: BEDOURIE AND MT ISA We made it to Bedourie before dark after travelling with a long procession of campers leaving The Big Red Bash. We’d heard about the Bedourie Camel and Pig Races so as we headed north we stopped off to go to the races and get out of the traffic. A lot…

THE BIG RED BASH

NOW: THE BIG RED BASH Track owners from everywhere were converging on Birdsville for the Owners’ Gathering at The Big Red Bash and we were meeting the team from Track to get the site ready and welcome fellow owners. First we needed a hot shower, a kangaroo pie and a bun rush for a loaf…

NITMILUK NATIONAL PARK

NOW: NITMILUK NATIONAL PARK A stop in Jabiru identified our starting and auxiliary batteries in the car were on the way out. We replaced the starting battery but they didn’t have an auxiliary the right size in Jabiru. In Katherine we were able to replace the second battery, restock the larder and visit a butcher.…

KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

NOW: KAKADU NATIONAL PARK On our last visit to Kakadu 23 years ago in the Commodore, we couldn’t get into Gunlom because the road was too rough for our sedan. This time the road was still corrugated gravel but far more accessible in the 4 wheel drive than the poor old Commodore. We did see…

ALICE SPRINGS TO DARWIN

NOW: ALICE SPRINGS TO DARWIN We commemorated ANZAC Day in Alice Springs, watching the parade as it travelled up Todd Mall. The mounted police and a group of young riders from Hermannsburg who donned historic Lighthorse uniforms rode proudly in the ANZAC March. We spent the afternoon in the Aussie bush of the West Macdonnell…

THE OODNADATTA TRACK

NOW: THE OODNADATTA TRACK The Oodnadatta Track starts at Maree which was once the end of the railway line. It was the staging point for goods and stock which were herded or carried by camel trains or delivered by the famous Tom Kruse in his mail truck. Stockmen brought cattle down from the north, rested…