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

2 July 2016 – Darwin NT

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At 11:00pm last night our new fridge/freezer displayed a warning light indicating that the battery power was insufficient to run…

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1 July 2016 – Darwin NT

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As this blog is being written, “He” is currently sitting in the lounge at the Darwin Nissan dealer, Kerry Motors. …

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30 June 2016 – Darwin NT

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We planned to use today to have a quick look around Darwin before making an afternoon and evening visit to…

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29 June 2016 – South Alligator to Darwin NT

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Our day started just after 5:00am when the alarm sounded. We had to make an early start to be in…

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28 June 2016 – Corrinda to South Alligator NT

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We had located an overnight stop some 100k’s from where we were staying where the cost is $20 per night…

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27 June 2016 – Corrinda NT

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At 5:00am the alarm sounded.  It was easy to get up as we had to be ready to depart the…

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26 June 2016 – Katherine to Corrinda NT

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The alarm sounded at 5:00am.  We had booked a dawn cruise on Katherine Gorge and had determined on the previous…

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25 June 2016 – Katherine NT

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It was hot overnight and as soon as the sun came up, the temperature started to climb. “He” had actually…

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24 June 2016 – Materanka to Katherine NT

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The further north we travel, the hotter the temperature becomes.  We are in the middle of winter and the daytime…

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23 June 2016 – Daly Waters to Materanka NT

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“It is 8:00pm (local time) and we are sitting in the caravan attempting to get an internet connection.  Whilst this…

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22 June 2016 – “The Pebbles (Janjarra”) – near Tennant Creek to Daly Waters NT

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Our day started with clear blue skies and a setting moon in the west.  We were not certain as to…

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21 June 2016 – Barrow Creek to “The Pebbles (Janjarra”) – near Tennant Creek NT

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During happy hour on the 20th, the group decided to make the short journey to the “Devils Marbles” (120k’s) on…

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20 June 2016 – Alice Springs to Barrow Creek NT

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We are sitting in our caravan in a remote location in the NT called Barrow Creek.  All we can hear…

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19 June 2016 – Alice Springs NT

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The sky was clear when we opened the door but the water on the road in front of our van…

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18 June 2016 – Alice Springs NT

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The storms continued to around 11:00pm with some more hail delivered by mother nature.  The thunder was loud and one…

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17 June 2017 – Alice Springs NT

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We experienced a warm night and awoke to a fine day.  There had been rain overnight and the forecast showed…

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16 June 2016 – Alice Springs NT

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Alice Springs is actually very warm.  The temperature yesterday rose to 26c, today 27c was expected. It was around 18c…

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15 June 2016 – Lassiter Highway Free Camp to Alice Springs NT

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We had a good sleep and were up at 7:00am with the intention of an early departure for our 340klm…

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14 June 2016 – Yulara to Lassiter Highway Free Camp NT

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Our day started around 5:40am when some “dim wit” from the Endeavour Rally drove around our part of the camp…

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13 June 2016 – Yulara NT

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We both slept well and actually extended our alarm by 30 minutes. Again we were in no hurry and after…

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12 June 2016 – Yulara NT

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We awoke to a cool sunny day but cloud moved in just after sunrise.  Fortunately the cloud cleared quickly but…

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11 June 2016 – Kings Canyon to Yulara NT

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Our alarm sounded at 7:00am and we headed outside to watch sunrise.  Recent days had started with colourful sunrises, today…

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10 June 2016 – Kings Canyon NT

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We forgot to set the alarm and as a result, missed the start of what was said to be a…

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9 June 2016 – Erldunda to Kings Canyon NT

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Although a little hot, we managed to sleep well.  Sunrise was pretty and promised to deliver a good day. Expecting…

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8 June 2016 – Marla SA to Erldunda NT

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After the rain on the previous night, it was surprising to see how quickly the earth had absorbed the water. …

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7 June 2016 – Coober Pedy to Marla SA

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Time to move on. We awoke to an amazing sunrise with the cloudy sky a brilliant red above the blue…

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6 June 2016 – Coober Pedy SA

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We awoke to a fine day and a lot less wind than yesterday.  Whilst today might have been better for…

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5 June 2016 – Coober Pedy SA

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Yesterday “He” had made plans to fly today so “He” was very anxious to see what the weather was doing. …

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4 June 2016 – Lake Hart to Coober Pedy SA

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It was cold overnight but we slept very well.  Whilst we were not far from a main Highway (Stuart) and…

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3 June 2016 – Roxby Downs to Lake Hart SA

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We were up before 7:00am and witnessed another nice sunrise.  Although we are supposed to be in winter, the early…

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