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Published: October 22nd 2009
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Been on the road now 3 weeks, all is travelling well. I've had some fun, some dramas, and some laughs along the way. It's wonderful to see your own country, nothing like what I was expecting. Only had a few mishaps, one being a foot infection day 4 into my big trip. Got held up for 2 days for the swelling to go down so i could drive. It was from a mozzie bite, so now I have become the mozzie repellent queen and no mozzie would get within a 20 metre radius of my campsite! The other drama was a blown tyre in Kakadu, but I am happy to say i can successfully change a truck tyre! So I think I am doing quite well!
It's funny, yes it's a big country, but it really doesn't feel like it. You drive along and the towns roll on, you keep meeting up with the same people, you see the same cars everywhere. i should have started a 'wicked' campervan count... i would be in triple figures by now. No but honestly, it feels like a small country.
It's been hot, really hot. Not so bad when there is a nice croc-free waterhole to swim in, but at night in a stuffy van, it's hot! I must admit, I am alittle sleep deprived at the moment, so please excuse me if this doesn't make any sense.
So anyway i hope you like the pictures, get to see what i am up to anyway. It might all seem abit backwards cause I only just got the travel blog set up here in Darwin. I have tried to keep it in some sort of order but it doesn't matter. I know you are intelligent people and you will work it out!
My favourite places so far have been Lawn Hill NP QLD, Bitter Springs NT and Edith Falls NT. Kakadu was nice, especially around Yellow Waters, but it's just so dry there at the moment and the flys would send you crazy!
I will be pushing off from Darwin next week, heading back down south to Adelaide and then over the Nullabor to WA. Really looking forward to getting to the west coast. Can't wait to have a swim in the ocean again!
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Jerri
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From the West
Looking forward to you hitting the west coast too! The ocean is slowly warming up, well relatively anyway, probably about 21 degrees now. I have big plans for you Miss! There will be diving, and kayaking with the seals. We'll cycle around rotto. If you're keen we'll do a dolphin swim too. New pub has opened up (walking distance from my place!), full of very spunky blokes on a Sunday arvo, i'm guessing you might want to add that to your itinerary too! Woohoo summer! So friggin excited! I'll stock up on mozzie coils haha xx