Trip To The Kimberley and Other Places.

The title is a bit misleading because I haven't gone yet. After two years of thinking about it and planning for it, I am now in the last minute packing and panicking stage. I leave in three weeks.

My family room and spare room are filled with things to take. My packing is usually fairly simple - food, water, a few bottles of wine, a couple of slabs of beer, fishing gear and my swag (not necessarily in that order). This time I am going for three months so I want a few creature comforts.

I am taking my Oztent just in case it rains. I have installed a cradle for my mobile so that I can contact my kids and to connect to my laptop to pay my bills while I am away (when/if there is any service). That seems to be about it. Maybe another couple of reds?

I am heading up the Stuart Highway to Katherine first. I am going fishing with my nephew for a few days so hopefully I can start the trip off with a good feed of fish.Then on to Kununurra. My plans at this stage are pretty loose. I am thinking of heading to Broome via the bitumen. My kids have forbidden me to go to Wolfe Creek but I want to see The Bungle Bungle. I want to try out the fishing north of Broome - Middle Lagoon etc. - and also spend some time at Cape Leveque.

Then it is down to Port Smith to meet up with friends before I take the Gibb River Road back to Kununurra. There are many places to visit on the GRR and I have a list a mile long from reading Forum entries, blogs etc. on this site.

I want to spend a week in Darwin to catch up with relatives and have a look at Litchfield and then down to Innamincka for three or four weeks of fishing with mates. I haven't worked that part of the trip out yet but I would like to see some of outback Queensland and also go to Birdsville again.

Anyway that is weeks away and I have a lot to do before I go anywhere.

..... To Be Continued .....

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