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October 29th 2009

Published: November 1st 2009

WESTWARD HO! We did this clever thing, not completely by accident, as we knew that northern hot-spots like Katherine, Kununurra and Broome turn hellish in the dry season - camping grounds chocker, shops overwhelmed, people turned away etc, as half of NSW, WA and most of Victoria flee their home states at the first signs of winter. The plan was to stay in Darwin till late in the season to avoid... Read Full Entry

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Hilary Falconer

flying kiwis

The Kiwis are off on their next adventure to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary! First a tour of Slovenia and Croatia then independant travel around southern Italy and Sicily. Then HIS choice of romantic settings - a road trip round Iceland. And of course no flying Kiwis trip would be complete without a sojourn in England including our favourite city - London.... full info

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Gantheaume Point

there are dinosaur footprints in the sandstone...but we couldn't find them, the beautiful rocks were enough

Sun Pictures

the world's oldest operating picture garden

Broome Boab

80 Mile Beach

now this is a seriously beaching beach!

80 Mile sunset

the "staircase to the sun" effect

A visitor from 80 Mile Beach

The road into 80 Mile

corrugated and dusty - but so worth it!

Petroglyphs at Dampier

no-one is sure how old they are or who did them, but they are very interesting

Burrup Peninsula - prehistoric wealth...

strange rock formations hold thousands of ancient petroglyphs...

...and 21st century wealth

but around the corner is a humungous gas plant

Cossack Bond Store

a pioneer settlement from 1863, it was abandoned in the 1950's but remaining buildings have been restored

Cossack Court House

a stark reminder of the harsh conditions settlers endured in the hot, barren Pilbara region

1st November 2009

wanda
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brilliant!
gorgeous and beautiful Hillary, not in the slightest bored by the gorges- can't believe you and rhys been on the road for a year- sooooooooooooooo jealous and cannot wait to be grey nomadding ourselves. Wanda xxx

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