TheWanderingHeads

Friday 17 th May, WoomeraWoomera Caravan ParkCost $25 per night Rated by us 6/10Mileage 22939 travelled 433kmWe set off slowly into town to pick up some basic supplies and visit one of the opal mines.The Umona Opal Mine, unfortunately the mine tours had been cancelled until 4pm, so we looked around what we could and headed to the opal shop to buy a few gifts for the girls. As we left the museum I spotted a Sturt Desert Pea growing in the car park, it was bellyful the more so as it had chosen such a barren place to grow, I cannot grow them at home and they are amazing, took some good shots. As we left heading south on the good old Stuart Highway again, the mines are everywhere and have created ... read more

Wednesday 15 th May, EldrundaEldrunda Desert Oasis Motel and Caravan ParkCost $44 per night, drive throughRated by us 7/10Mileage 22087 travelled 211kmSlow and lazy start to the day as we are heading to the National Transport Museum which only opens at 9am and it is only a few kms up the road. I hopped out of the car and walked across the dry Todd river bed on foot so that I could photograph the car and caravan crossing the river bed, it was fun to see and photograph. Some of the trees in the riverbed have amazing roots as they attempt to stay upright in the dry and the flood of the river.The museum was huge and very interesting, with halls for a number of things as well as outdoor displays. The old ... read more

Monday 13 th May, Tennant CreekG’Day Outback Caravan Park, Tenanat Creek, NTCost $50 per night with membership, drive throughRated by us 7/10Mileage 21367 travelled 565kmLong drive today in an attempt to get out of the heat and to start to feel safe again, it is really getting to us both now.The termite mounds continue to be abundant and the colours keep changing, the territorians seem to have a thing about dressing the mounds, so far we have seen, Yoda, The Simpson whole family, Father Xmas, a ghost and many more strange costumes, not sure what the termites make of it, they just seem to continue making the mounds over the clothes. There is lots of water at the roadside and some amazing lilies and bird life, lots of cranes I can see why ... read more

Friday 10 th May, DarwinBig4 Howard Springs, Darwin NTCost $44.75 per night with membershipRated by us 7/10Mileage 20079 travelled 0After another hot and humid night I made the call “I have had enough”, why are we putting up with this when we are not enjoying things and we can find little that we want to do particularly as we we are been restricted with the dog. Darwin is not a tourist town and even a few people on the park are having issues getting dog sitters, we have found them in abundance at other tourist towns. AS my last two attempts at gett6ing us something to do have failed I turned it over to G today and he chose The Military Museum, we visited on our last trip up here but it is worth ... read more

Wednesday 8th, DarwinBig4 Howard Springs, Darwin NTCost $44.75 per night with membershipRated by us 7/10Mileage 20079 travelled 0Up whilst it was dark this morning, need to get G on the road for 7am and with daylight saving that means it is still dark at 6am. Emptied anything of value out of the UTE which basically meant everything, cameras, tools, G’s radio gear the lot, at least it will be safe here in the van. I am staying in camp with Tippy, whilst G will sit and read at the dealers till the car is ready.Decided to catch up on things and did three loads of washing, bedding, towels and our clothes, may as well do something as I have to be here. Only in Darwin I found a bullet casing and a live bullet in ... read more