Lee and I have always wanted to go to the Daintree National Park and Cape Tribulation. Believe me we were not disappointed. We left Cairns along with Trish, Mat and Paddy who decided they would come with us to try out their new car top camper. It was great to have the "locals" with us as they knew exactly where to go. We drove through the Daintree and Cape Tribultion and were lucky as Trish and Mat said they had never seen the top of the mountains before because they were usually covered in clouds, but today it was clear. As [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Cairns about 10 days after leaving WA. As we had seen most places on the way over we decided to high tail it to Cloncurry from where we headed North to Normanton and Karumba in the Gulf. Normanton is a lovely old town with some lovely old buildings that have all been restored beautifully. This is also home of the famous Gulflander train which runs from Corydon and then returns to Normanton. The lovely old railway station has been beautifully restored. After looking around we moved on to Karumba which is in the Gulf of Carpentaria and a [View Full Entry]

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From March to October each year there is a natural phenomenon caused by the rising of a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats in Roebuck Bay, creating the illusion of a staircase reaching for the moon. We, along with many other people, went to the Mangrove Hotel where some locals had told us was the best viewing spot. As the moon started to rise above the water they played the didgeridoo, it is the most spectacular natural event I have ever witnessed. Gave us all goose pimples. Unfortunately the photo does not dot it justice - need a really good [View Full Entry]

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We had been told by almost everyone we must go to Cape Leveque which is 300 kms north of Broome on the Dampier Peninsula. It is made up of a series of small Aboriginal communities and outstations. We stayed at two different campsites, one at Munget and the other at Kooljaman campgrounds. Phil and Robyn came with us as Ross and Alice had already been before. Munget was amazing. A beautiful beach with red sand going right into the water. We strolled along the deserted beach collecting shells. Our feet were stained with the ochre from the sand, I can see [View Full Entry]

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It’s a long way from the East coast of Australia to the West coast, we have driven roughly 5,000kms. Perhaps that is why Broome is such an idyllic little town. Last time we were in Broome was the day Australia won the America’s Cup. It was a small town with a beautiful beach back then, now it is a big town with a beautiful beach but luckily still has that wonderful laid back relaxed feel about it. We originally intended to stay around 4 days but after 2 weeks we are finding it hard to leave. The beach here is amazing. [View Full Entry]

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Our trip to the Horizontal Waterfalls left us all feeling very relaxed and not really ready for any more camping and dirt roads however we still had one more gorge to see and that was Winjana. After sunset drinks on the jetty at Derby where we saw the sun set over the ocean for the first time on this trip we were ready to head off the next day. Winjana Gorge is only a 2 ½ hour trip from Derby and a really lovely spot. We stayed two nights and did a couple of walks along the creek bed where we [View Full Entry]

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After such a wonderful time in the Bungles we headed off to Derby. The main reason for us going there was to go to the Horizontal Waterfalls. Everyone we spoke to who had been there told us how good it was. This was the highlight of our trip. Words cannot describe this place. We left Derby about 2.30p.m. on a float plane. Flew over some of the most spectacular scenery and landed on the water in one of the most remote areas of Australia. We were then taken to our beautiful 50 metre catamaran for our overnight stay. Only takes 10 [View Full Entry]

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Heading off to our next adventure Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles) only took us a day’s drive from Kununurra. We left the vans at a free camp site and drove for 2 ½ hours (53kms) on more dirt road into the park. The last time we were through this way the Bungle Bungles weren’t even on the tourist track. They were only discovered in 1987. By 2003 the 239,723ha national park and 79,602 ha conservation reserve were declared a World Heritage Area. To see this place is to believe it. Words fail to describe the remarkable geology and striking beauty of [View Full Entry]

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We are back in Kununurra after 7 days off road on some of the worst roads we have every travelled. Our adventure commenced on the infamous Gibb River Road which kept up to it reputation. Our first stop was Emma Gorge where we hiked up the creek bed to a beautiful waterfall and cooled off in the pristine waters. Then onto the famous El Questro which is renowned for it's many gorges. After having a nice lunch of barramundi and another swim we headed off on our boat cruise down the Chamberlain Gorge where the cliffs are reputedly 1800 million years [View Full Entry]

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Because we were waiting for Kevan and Marion to catch up with us in Kununurra, we took it slowly driving from Katherine to Lake Argyle. Had some lovely free camp sites along the way. We went through Victoria River which has to be one of the most spectacular landscapes we have seen this trip. Wanted to do the escarpment walk however it was closed. We stopped at Keep River National Park which is right on the border of WA and NT. We were told this was a well kept secret and indeed it is. Went for beautiful bush walk a very [View Full Entry]

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