Blogs from Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 14

A Darwin on s'est promene au bord de la mer. Pas question de se baigner, c'est la saison des jelly fish, tres venimeux. Chaleur accablante. Il y avait beaucoup d'aborigenes tout au long de la plage. Le 4 novembre est une grande fete en Australie: la course de chevaux Melbourne Race. Tout le monde s'habille chic, surtout les femmes, en robes assorties a leurs chapeaux, sinon elles ont des plumes colorees dans les cheveux. Robes soiree, decoltees, paillettes, tout le paquet. On avait l'air ignorantes de ne pas connaitre ce grand evenement. Les australiens sont vraiment des fetards. Et des cruiseurs!!! (et des buveurs aussi!). Le 5 nous avons loue une voiture : premiere experience de conduite a droite! Diane V est une vraie pro, s'est comme si elle est nee dedans!!! Nous avons commence a ... read more

When the Gahn arrived in Katherine they had a bush fire, it seems that a BBQ at one of the airbases nearby got our of hand and resulted in causing a bush fire that was heading for the town including us. So when we arrived it was quite bad, we alighted from the train and made our way through the smoke to the waiting transport where we were taken to Katherine Gorge about 20 minutes from the town of Katherine. As we arrived near the Katherine Gorge, my bravado was starting to thin, what had I done well I'd just booked a helicopter tour to see the Gorge from above. With my fellow passengers, I took to the air in this flying dishwasher and after getting over the fear, it was fantastic as it was my ... read more

This is Jacqui, acting as Rob's representative. No, nothing. There was a challenge tonight. Bron and Emma saw 28 geckos. Shocking nights sleep by all last night by all adults and at least 2 children. Emma was still crook with heat stroke/ temperature and tummy ache. And Joe has continued to roll out of his bed and all around the tent, waking all and sundry with his complaints. Anyway, despite this, up and at them this morning and off to the Cutta Cutta Caves. "bomp-bomb" sound effect from 'Family Fued'. They are still having technical problems out there which, apparently means they've had a rock fall. So, 60kms of fuel wasted, second day in a row. We headed back into Katherine and went to the Information centre. From there to the (air conditioned) shopping centre for ... read more

This is our 2nd day at Banka Banka station so it was a rest and relax day after some cleaning of the inside of the van and washing the dogs. For the last 4 days there has been a s/e breeze blowing which was cool at times. Around midday they all started to roll in again. Across from us a Rapid came in some we had to have a look and started to talk to what we thought was the owner’s Kingsley and Lyn (nice retired couple) from mid north coast nsw, but as it turned out it wasn’t there van or car. they were just co drivers taking home to the Gold Coast for some one else. What a good job to do driver someone else’s car and van home, so we chatted with them ... read more

Up early to drive to Daly Waters’s pub some 350km’s way. Stopped for fuel at Renner Springs 207.5c/l so only spent $50 not full tank at that price. Cost $9 /head for camp site at the pub, set up camp and were told that we could get mobile phone and TV. None of either happened as Marg wanted to watch the Olympic Games opening but we wouldn’t have stayed if we knew this. There is a show on tonight so I think we will not go as Marg is a crook. Not much here to see if passing a good hour will be enough. The van park is just dirt no grass at all. It is so dry that when Bailey wags his tail it sounds like its cracking due to the static electricity. So ... read more