Blogs from Kulgera, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania

As if the cows weren’t enough we woke to a flock of galahs squawking their hearts out. We hit the road again and grabbed a coffee at Kulgera. Nice pub, rubbish coffee. It’ very important that these little towns have a differentiating feature, like the Pink Roadhouse in Oodnadatta. In the case of Kulgera it is the first and last pub in the NT and it has a Hills clothes hoist filled with old running shoes. People come from miles around to ponder and photograph (see photograph below) it from the viewing platform. Driving in the NT was a change. The first road sign said the maximum speed limit in the NT is 110ksph unless designated otherwise, the next one is a speed limit sign for 130kph. By the side of the road the Government has ... read more

21st November - 22nd November 2009 Kulgera Roadhouse and the South Australian border Stayed my last night in the Northern Territory at the Kulgera Roadhouse campground. It was, if you will believe me, freezing! Driving around with a QLD number plate I usually get the 'your just a soft Queenslander' response when I say how cold it is. I wasn't born in QLD, I grew up near Sydney so if I say it's cold, believe me, it's cold! It wasn't so much the temperature, it was the wind. It was the type of wind that goes right through you to your bones. Spent the night cosy inside my van as there wasn't much going! Up early the next day I started my journey south towards Coober Pedy. The border crossing from Kulgera is only 22 kms ... read more

Day 157 Wednesday 06 September 2006 Kings Canyon to Kulgera (359 km) We just drove today. Duane is kept busy doing his puzzle book that we bought him in Alice Springs as he is officially on holiday now as he has completed his Distance Education units. Kiera is continuing to draw her pretty pictures for her kinda book. We are staying in a roadhouse/come caravan park and we where the only ones here but others having started to roll up now. Duane is keen to play a game of billards later. Not much here except flys and very windy. Diesel is 1.72. Kiera and Duane are busy playing on the outback playground and they also went in the pool but absolutely freezing. We have gone back to jumpers and jeans tonight as it is cold. Graeme ... read more