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Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 "Day 5"

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 Day 520/06/13 Headed off this morning after a nice coffee from the cafe at Bedrock Village,...

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 "Day 4"

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 Day 419/06/13 Woke up to a fantastic day, not a cloud in the sky and warm and sunny, the night was cool but very comfortable....

Content & Marketing Updates: Survey3, Caravan Stability ...

Over the past week I have been developing content that has not yet been published live but all is now ready pending final approvals....

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 "Day 3"

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 Day 319/06/13 Pretty easy day today, 420k of tar to Mount Surprise, the road was dual lane most of way and there were no roadworks ...

Bits and pieces on Cape York

Accommodation: Laura behind the Quinkan Hotel is excellent value - $14 per night for a powered site Coen behind the pub - $5 per person and $5 for power Bramwell ...

Quinkan Rock Art

These images were taken last Tuesday when I went on a guided tour to the UNESCO listed Quinkan Rock Art site. I am not a professional photographer so in no way do these images ...

Travelling time must be approaching

Seems like the cruiser has been in car mode for so long that I almost forgot what it looks like with the seats out and gear in....

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 "Day 2"

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 Day 217/06/13 Travelled from Emerald to Charters Towers today, a much easier day than yesterday, the road was good,...

Surveyor's General Corner. Part 6 Sandy Blight Road

We had just come off the abandoned section of the Gunbarrel Hwy and driven to Warakuna roadhouse (Giles) to refuel. Seventy-seven kms along the Great Central Road,...

Muttaburra 15.6.13

Called in to Muttaburra (famous for the "Muttaburrasaurus)a fossil found by a beef farmer. We were lucky to arrive just as the town was opening the latest sculpture of a ...

Trying to reach the stick that says You are at the tip

By the way, I forgot to mention that all this brouhaha that AQIS puts on signs all the way up the Cape really counts for nothing....

Kennedy Range, Rain and a postponement of plans (Week 10).

Monday June 10th. We were both out of bed by 6.30am and set out on the short drive to the Sunrise Viewing Area to watch when the

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 "Day 1"

Darwin Via the Gulf June/July 2013 Day 115/06/13 Well its been a long day on the road, at least 2 hours of sitting at road works not much fun....

Low Coolant Alarm - Do you have protection??

Hi Guys & Girls, Please check out our new and improved website at enginesafe.com.au The EngineSafe- Ultimate Vehicle Protection range is all Aussie Made For the month ...

Carnarvon, Quobba Station and Kennedy Range Camping (Week 9)

Three nights in Carnarvon in the Top Tourist park ($32.50 p n) was more than enough for me but we had to stay that long so that John could watch his beloved Rugby League…State ...

Darwin Via The Gulf June/July 2013 "Day -1"

Darwin Via The Gulf June/July 2013 Day -115/06/13 Well here we go, after many months of preparation the day has finally come, car and trailer packed,...

Thursday Island and more

On Friday I went to TI. Up at 6 to catch the 8 am ferry. One has to be at the wharf by 7:45 to mill around and wait for everyone and everything to disembark....

TheTip of Australia

Well I made it! I haven't actually been to the stick that says 'you are here' but I've driven through Bamaga and come to the Seisia camping ground....

ExplorOz Special Offer - Save 5c a Litre off your Fuel!

G'day all, inspired by a recent thread on EO, we have decided to do a new a deal for Exlploroz members. Stay in our Campground, powered or unpowered, AND mention Exploroz,...

Site Updates: Mapping Downloads, EOTrackMe GeoFence & Embed

Mapping Data Download: User Routes download has been re-written to add time, date and altitude data into the download....

Laura to Weipa

Laura is a tiny town at the base of Cape York. It has a pub, a shop, a school, a police station, an airfield and a very impressive cultural Centre. Nearby,...

Content Updates: YouTube Channel

Reset the ExplorOz YouTube channel accounts for our management (have been inactive for so long) and added a new clip (solar oven). ExplorOz YouTube Channel....

Beauty Point ( Nothern Tas )to Cape York

19 Days till I put myself and the cruiser on the Spirit of Tas for our annual 4x4 and motorbike trip. Last year we headed through Thargomindah ,Cameron's corner ,...

How the road was.

Today I went on the Quinkan tour, which was fabulous. It was worth the money just for the trip out there, let alone the amazing rock art....

An Epic Adventure !!

G'day Folks I am not sure if this ~ my latest adventure will be of any great value to you but it is real and after all there is a good portion of camping up in one place for ...