Blogs from Devils Marbles, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania

An easy three and half drive down to Wauchope from Renner Springs, fuel up in Tennant Creek and straight through! Wauchope is now Devils Marbles Hotel and its about 9klm south of the actual Devils Marbles. Parked van up in park, unhitched, had some lunch and headed out to Devils Marbles (Karlu, Karlu, who the hell would know what this is) these very impressive granite boulders are scattered around a sprawling valley about 100 klms south of Tennant Creek. We have just ticked over 20,000 klms and $5,000 worth of fuel! The reserve itself is about 1800 hectares in size with hundreds of marbles not just a few. So where we sit here is 760klm south of Katherine and 393klms north of Alice Springs....our country is so huge the distances between places is mind boggling! We ... read more

Hi Bloggers and Readers, We left Banka Banka Station early morning, we were so happy to leave this place as it was so hot and sticky and neither of us slept well there!! We went to Tennant Creek to re-fuel and a restroom stop; everyone got drinks and food as it was a long drive to our next stop: the Devils Marbles!! As it was 500KM drive we kept ourselves busy watching TV programs, chatting, reading, and playing catch. Devils Marbles aka Karlu Karlu are granite boulders, which have come through from the magma from the earths centre. They an amazing site to behold. I hope the photos can do them justice!! We climbed up on them all to get some great photos. Jerry the tour guide and all 19 of us got kicked off this ... read more

After a day of frivolity at Daly Waters, it was time to continue south and do what the early coastal explorers couldn't do, head for the centre of Australia. So, we passed the road that leads into Arnhem Land and saved ourselves many hours of dusty teeth shaking driving to the north. If you do this trip, there is the same event in reverse to rejoin the Stuart Highway. We are neither equipped for that adventure or so mad keen to see the very north of Arnhem Land to attempt such a trip. Once again, we were not sure where we would get for the day, but with temps in the high 30s, it didn't make sense to sit in a hot van admiring dust and flies. So we took a peep at a number of ... read more

The drive to the Devil’s Marbles was fairly uneventful. Just driving, driving, driving. Then again we did cross the Tropic of Capricorn, fuel at the UFO themed service station and stop in Barrow Creek … an experience we could have done without but one that added to the richness of our experiences. We were in need of adding a little fuel to the tank to ensure we could make it to the next major fuel station. It was also time for a morning break. We knew as soon as we saw the town it was not the most desirable location to stop, but stop we did. The public toilet block had a BIG sign informing everyone from near and far that they were out of order. Greg pulled in to get fuel but there was no ... read more

It’s a long way between sights out here but when you do get there it is pretty awesome! This is also turning out to be a good time of year to be traveling through here as there are very few tourists which means plenty of room to camp. The rain has started and the place is beautiful and green which is such a contrast against the red dirt. We stayed overnight in the camp ground at the base of these “Devils Marbles” massive boulders which have formed from the erosion of the granite. There was 2 other campers here and we all enjoyed the changing colours of the marbles as the sun went down. We also got to watch the build-up of a storm which pelted rain on us later that night. Our Avan has 2 ... read more