Monthly Archives: August 2011

Monday 29th of Aug 2011 Alice Springs

Had a good night last night the Caravan Park we are staying in put on a free show with a guy that plays the didgeridoo, Marshall Whyler.    He was really very good, has played with Orchestras around the world – … Continue reading

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Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug 2011 Ti Tree to Alice Springs 190km + Alice Springs

We left Ti Tree around around 8:30am and began our short drive to Alice Springs. We weren’t expecting anything too exciting on this “short drive”. That thought was short lived. About 60km south of Ti Tree (135km north of Alice … Continue reading

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Friday 26th Aug 2011 Daly Waters to Ti Tree 700km

We left Daly Waters around 8ish this morning, stopped for diesel around 9ish, was $1.90 per litre!!  Number of Views :2464

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Thurs 25th Aug Katherine to Daly Waters via Mataranka

We had a restless night last night, we found out that Aiko had had another seizure (she had one 6 weeks ago) – but she was doing ok since having it.    Carly took her to the vet at 9.30am this … Continue reading

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Wednesday 24 August 2011 Katherine and Katherine Hot Springs

We had a bit of a sleep in this morning, it was 8:30am before we got up!! 🙂 After a bite of breakfast we headed down to the Katherine Hot Springs to have a swim before the crowds arrived. Number … Continue reading

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Tuesday 23 August 2011 Katherine and Nitmiluk Gorge

We had expected to have an early start for our day as we had booked a 7am Breakfast Cruise on Nitmiluk Gorge (aka Katherine Gorge).  We didn’t take into consideration a little night time disturbance at the caravan park. Around … Continue reading

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Monday 22nd of August 2011 Jabiru (Kakadu National Park) – Katherine 290km

Hey Carly we are heading south!!!  11 more sleeps 🙂 We left after 8am this morning, we had to go by the dump point – Greg has even made up a song about it – He will not miss that … Continue reading

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Sunday 21 August 2011 Kakadu Time to Relax

The most strenuous thing I did today was to go up to the shop and get the paper. I know, that was over doing it, but hey, what’s a guy meant to do. Number of Views :2656

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Saturday 20th August 2011 Kakadu National Park

Happy Birthday Tom, hope you have had a wonderful day, dinner is cooking and we will be having a cheers to you soon – ok well maybe a few!! We have just got back from what was the best 2 … Continue reading

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Friday 19 August 2011 Darwin to Jabiru Kakadu NP

Darwin to Jabiru Kakadu National Park  260km We got away at 8:30am and had an easy drive. We drove by Humpty Do and onto our first stop for the day, The Window on the Wetlands. It is an interpretive centre … Continue reading

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