Nitmiluk National Park As the sun rises to the East, it was a late start the drive from Kununurra towards Nitmiluk (Katherine) National Park. We stayed 58km west of the township of Katherine at a freecamp – Vince Connoly Crossing, here we waited for the Triton’s oil to cool before doing an oil and filter change as the odometer now reads over 105,000km. The following morning we set off for Katherine, fuelling up at Caltex (25.2L @ 158.9c/L) – just enough to get us back from Nitmiluk gorge. The gorge seemed to span as far as the eye could see, as we hiked for what seemed like hours along the ridge and towards the Southern Rockhole. Here we found a nice waterfall and tranquil waters which were so inviting after our long walk. Lucky this ... read more

Broome to Kununurra We started off this segment of our trip at the fuel bowser again – Broome Caltex – 85.8L @ 161.9c/L. It didn’t seem far down the bitumen and we had already reached Derby, where we discovered a boab prison tree used prior to 1887 to hold captive Aboriginal people until a boat could be arranged for slavery in the pearling industry. Nearby we found Myall’s bore and cattle trough with a fully functional windmill to supply drinking water. After having a chat with the tourist information centre, we found out that Derby has the largest fluctuating tidal waters in Australia – on that particular day varying from 2 to 12 meters. As we arrived at the jetty, it appeared to be on the change of tides, with the current coming in at ... read more

Cape Range to Karijini The coastal winds have been picking up the past few nights, so we decided to move on to a more central Western Australian location. We started our drive into town at Exmouth early, fuelling up at Caltex – 91.2L @ 182.8c/L. From here, it was a long drive with many cattle roadkill, one every seventy kilometres or so! The road trains don’t even seem to break for upcoming herds of cattle. After getting more fuel at Paraburdoo (just enough to get us to Tom Price) – 9.1L @ 164.9c/L, we drove on towards a supermarket and yet another visitor centre to get some more maps and local knowledge on Karijini National Park. Fuelled up all our tanks at Shell (Tom Price) – 95.2L @164.9c/L and headed into the National Park to ... read more

Our Easter Travels Perth to Carnarvon Easter Friday On our drive north amongst all the city slickers who were trying to escape the hustle and bustle for Easter, we decided to stop near Cervantes at Nambung National Park to see the amazing Pinnacles. Hundreds of these sand and limestone formations could be found within this desert landscape despite its’ coastal location. We continued along the coast passing Jurien Bay and Coolimba. The roads were packed with many Aussies and tourists in a rush to get somewhere special this weekend, so to avoid the coastal cities and the sound of generators running all night, we headed to a place just north of Port Denison – here we set up camp at Dongara East Rest Stop for the evening. Easter Saturday We made an early start setting ... read more

Margaret River to Fremantle & around Along our journey up the western coast from Margaret River, we stopped at Busselton to check out the longest wooden piled jetty in the southern hemisphere. It was an amazing 1840 metres in length, now used only for recreation. We explored the beach and its surrounds for a few hours, then continued on to Honeymoon Pool after fuelling up at Busselton Caltex – 81.6L @ 1.489 with a docket. This little camping spot was a gem - $14 unpowered for the night, not far from Wellington Dam; with a beautiful clear stream right in front of our camp. It reminded us so much of the river at Bright – only several degrees warmer in the evening! The next couple of days we spent exploring more of the coast, including Mash ... read more