Lawn Hill (days 37-38)
We are sorry to leave Kingfisher camp with it's lovely grass sites and big river. A big blue winged Kookaburra comes to watch us pack up.
It's about 200 Kms to Lawn Hill (
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Darwin to Cairns
Or “Way Too Far On The Savannah Way”
3,000 km of flat country with medium sized trees, dirt road, brown grass and the odd wallaby – that’s The Savannah Way (or the Darwin-Cairns bit).
...To Darwin and back on the dirt (when ever
This will be a short synopses of our 3 month trip(to be followed by more specifics in later blogs). Left central Vic 15th June making our way to Tibooburra via River Murray, Hay & Whitecliffs.
Darwin Via The Dirt (Part 8 The Gulf Track to
Visiting the Top End had again lived up to our expectations but now it was time to move on. We left Katherine Gorge heading for Roper Bar about 230 km away, calling in on Bitter Springs for a warm swim in the crystal clear limestone waters.
Top End June/July 2009
Account of Trip to Top End Jun/Jul 2009
3 June – Coonabarabran (Motel)
Soon after the worst of the peak hour we set off from our home near Canberra through Cowra, Canowindra (resisting the temptation to visit Tom’s Waterhole winery),
Mataranka – the Never Never Land
Reaching Mataranka we were captivated by the hot springs, wetlands and lush tropical vegetation.
We turned off the Highway to visit the historic Elsey Cemetery,
Trip to Kimberley 25 May - 24 August 2003
Trip to Kimberley 25 May – 24 August 2003
25 May – Sunday – Nyngan – Nyngan Riverside Caravan Park ($20.00 en suite)
Departed Canberra 9.00 and arrived Parkes 12.30. Had lunch in town and filled with petrol at Woolies.
2008 Trip Part 2 - Borroloola to Mataranka
The next morning we were back on the track and taking the road from Borroloola past Ryan’s Bend to the Roper Bar Road. This road was fairly rough and we hoped that it would improve.
Gulf Country Day 66 - Borroloola to Darwin
We all slept in this morning and woke tired and sore. We packed up slowly and had to have another shower it was so hot again. We were a little disappointed with Roper Bar,
Gulf Country Day 65 - Borroloola to Darwin
We agreed to set off to Roper Bar together. By 9am the temperature was already 32 degrees. The boys caught another grunter but it was not up to size. We got talking to a local fisho who delayed our departure for another hour but I got some more data
Gulf Country Day 62 - Lawn Hill to Borroloola
We left Lawn Hill National Park around 8.45am bound for Doomadgee and later Hells Gate via a 4WD track though the Bowthorn Cattle Station. We could not find the roads marked on our maps but were given a brochure on the station which had a hand-drawn
