Small town based around the pub and caravan park But what wonderful little place in the bush, great BBQ beef and Barra every night, great food and their own brand of beer, well worth a visit. A couple of km off the main highway but so worth the detour. The pub is packed with all …
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Mataranka
No photos of this I am afraid. Hot springs and a great little campsite with entertainment and a good restaurant. Mataranka Homestead on the edge of Elsey National Park. Lovely place to chill for a few days
Kakadu
Kakadu National Park is an enormous, biodiverse nature reserve in Australia’s Northern Territory. With terrain encompassing wetlands, rivers and sandstone escarpments, it’s home to some 2,000 plant species and wildlife from saltwater crocodiles and flatback turtles to birds. Aboriginal rock paintings, dating to prehistoric times, can be viewed at sites such as Nourlangie, Nanguluwur and …
Katherine
We got to Katherine with the intention of going into Kakadu for the day but turned out to be about 200km away so had a few days exploring locally before we went into Kakadu Looks like a nice place for a swim, no salties around. It was a great little swim and I sat for …
Kununurra
Kununurra is a small town but is big on facilities with pubs, a country club, shopping center and caravan repair place along with most everything else you will need. Lake Argyle is Western Australia’s largest and Australia’s second larges freshwater man-made reservoir by volume. The reservoir is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and …
Beware Willy-Willy
In the Bungle Bungle caravan park, we took a day to chill and do some odd jobs, washing etc. Good job we did as just after we lect the van to go get the washing off the line we experienced out first Willy-Willy. I know what you are thinking you dirty lot, shame on you! …
Bungle Bungles
Giant Boab on the way to the Bungle Bungles. Probably 1200 years old or somewhere close. The world heritage listed Bungle Bungle Range is located within Purnululu National Park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Purnululu, meaning ‘sandstone’, has long been inhabited by local Aboriginal people, but did not become widely known to the …
Geikie Gorge
Geikie Gorge is situated at the junction of the Oscar and the Geikie Ranges. The Fitzroy River has carved a 30 metre deep gorge into the remains of the ancient limestone barrier reef that existed here in the Devonian period. You can go on a fantastic boat trip. When the Fitzroy is in full flood …
Derby and Gibb River Road
Derby itself is a very sparse town with basic shops and services not much to do other than the Spinifex Hotel which was fine by me. Gibb River Road This was our first but not last encounter with the Gibb River Road , we drove from Derby to Winjanna Gorge and Tunnell Creek. Windjana Gorge …
Broome
Broome is a nice little town but not a great deal to see, Cable Beach is nice but was crowded and we went at high tide so no Camels. Phil’s highlight cam with a trip to Matsos brewery where he tried Mango beer, ginger beer, Pearlers pale ale Angry Ranga and a dark lager, all …