Author: leigh

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…

Day 50 (6 September) – Cairns A really quiet day unpacking, putting things away after the trip and generally catching up on admin and news (as mentioned in Week 7). We went to the Cairns Aquarium in the afternoon, picked up Lyn’s new glasses and then back to the motorhome. I checked some options and then booked…

Day 43 (30 August) – Day 7 of the Cape Tour (Weipa to Moreton Telegraph Station) After the trip to Red Sands Beach, it was a river cruise on Embley River close to town. Mal of Western Cape Eco took us on the wildlife cruise where we took a trip over the Embley to Hey River and…

Day 36 (23 August) – Cairns (First City Caravilla – Cairns; Chores & Dinner at Splash [again]) Today was a day for more chores – fixing my computer keyboard, finding our water hose had a leak and was too short (I had to re-route the hose as we’d used the neighbour’s taps), so a new hose had to…