Author: leigh

Day 15 (25 May) – Kalgoorlie (VERY VERY Windy and 19o in Kalgoorlie) Quiet morning – we went to the Information Centre and had our last 2 holes of the Nullarbor Links signed off (C Y O’connor and Golden Mile) for the Kalgoorlie Golf Course. We also had the completion certificates printed – so the…

Day 8 (18 May) – Port Lincoln (fair weather and 19o in Port Lincoln) Another fairly early start, this time at the Marina by 07:00. We left the marina for a 1.5 hour trip to Grindal Island where the sea lions swim and play in the shallows. A fair day with only about an hour…

Day 1 (11 May) – Melbourne to Mildura (15o leaving Melbourne; great weather and 25o arriving in Mildura; 579 Km) We left Melbourne on 11 May and headed to the Couties (James, Charlotte, Wren and Luna) to drop off a chair that we no longer needed. A fairly uneventful drive arriving around 16:00, settled in…

Day 99 (25 October) – Coober Pedy Big 4 Caravan & Tourist Park to Port Augusta Big 4 Caravan Park We had decided that there wasn’t much South of Cobber Pedy – certainly not to stay for the night and so had tentatively decided on Woomera as a destination for the night. Down the highway and our…

Day 92 (18 October) – Katherine Discovery Caravan Park A telehealth call where I confirmed the diagnosis of COVID from the Katherine Hospital last night and then a script sent to my phone with the instructions are to stay put for 3 days and rest. Today I rested (sleeping for most of the day). The Katherine Discovery…

Day 85 (11 October) – Aspen Holidays Darwin FreeSpirit Camping Park (Darwin Aviation Museum, The Mall, WWII Fuel Storage Tunnels and the RFDS experience) We went to the Aviation Museum which opened at 09:00 – we were the first there and the manager had to come and open the doors (late). Some interesting movies about the…

Day 78 (4 October) – Bitter Springs (Mataranka) Caravan Park to Katherine Discovery Caravan Park The trip from Bitter Springs to Katherine was uneventful – we still are amazed at how green the country side is as we travel up though the Northern Territory. We arrived at Katherine, checked in, set up then went to the…

Day 71 (27 September) – Karumba (Point) Caravan Park to Cloncurry Caravan Park Oasis On the road we refuelled at Normanton as the fuel prices at Burke and Wills Roadhouse are expensive. On the way to the Burke and Wills Roadhouse we saw termite mounds that had been dressed like people. A stupid activity as the…

Day 64 (20 September) – Sue & Laurie’s – Alligator Creek to Charters Towers Not a big drive today but a few last-minute repairs and checks before we departed. We refuelled at Alligator Creek – both diesel and AdBlue as this was the cheapest anywhere around. Then we headed off towards Charters Towers arriving just before lunch.…

Day 57 (13 September) – Undara Resort to Cobbold Gorge Tours & Accommodation Wren’s 4th birthday still. A quick pack up and then we left around 09:00 – so quick the guy in the caravan opposite us checked his watch as we were pulling out. The good news – no AEBS fault. We drove a few km…