Nhulunbuy visit.

Will the NLC issue a permit with such short notice??

A group I travelled with recently continued on to Nhulunbuy after I departed for home and it took them ages to arrange permits.

Cape Arnhem would be the pick of the bunch IMHO

Mickey

Hi Twinkles,

We lived in Gove from '90 -92', a truly beautiful 4wd/boating/fishing place to see.

Don't get put off, do what ever it takes to inspect and explore. If you have real problems MM me 'cos I still have some friends in Gove...

Cheers
Michael

Get your NLC permit, then make sure you arrive in Nhulunbuy on a sunday, then be in the office 1st thing Monday morning (0830) to get the rest of your permits. Don't miss Cape Arnhem and give yourself lots of time.
regards

Try and make it so that you arrive in Nhulunbuy before lunch on whatever day you get there (mon to fri) and go to Dhimurru office "www.dhimurru.com.au"
and get your camping permits.
There are some places you can free-camp which actually equal the quality of the paying permits ones.
(Wonga) (Memorial) are two of the paying ones with Wonga being my pick,,,, generally they are about 30min out of town to their respective turnoffs and then about 30mins in from there depending on how fast you drive.
One of the best freecamps is a place called (Goanna) and the best way i can describe that place is paradise and better than the paying ones in my opinion..

Be careful along the beaches because i have never seen sandflies as bad as there,,, they got through sandfly mesh and caused havoc one night,,,,, we learnedby that and stayed inland after that with only day trips to the beach areas.
Your week will disappear fast because it is easy to spend two days at each camping place.
Make sure you acquire an ALCOHOL PERMIT if you want to drink away from town and also buy drink,, that is avail from courthouse...

Cheers and enjoy...

Hi Twinkles

When you get to Gove, you will need to get a liquor permit from the Government Offices upstairs near Woolies, facing the car park, you will need a form of photo identification, you will need to show this when you purchase liquor.

Gove Yacht Club is a good place for a relax, temp membership available.

Yep, unless your used to them, the sand flies can be a bit of a problem.

Great fishing, charters available, but I wouldn't eat any fish caught near the plant in the bay.

Make sure you do the free mine tour if you get a chance.

Also a Nissan dealer in town and an IGA/camping/hardware store.

Also watch the speed limits in built up areas.

Good place, have fun, road in can have the odd bump and corrorgations . . lol

Cheers

Hi Twinkles,
Went up to Gove on Sunday, back to Katherine today. Road is bit ordinary at the moment. The corrugations north of Beswick slowed us down a bit. None of the water crossings are a problem, Goyder was only up to the running boards on our Triton (downstream is still the best path). Watch out for Little Goyder, it sneaks up on you if you are enjoying the good bit of road between the crossings :)
Plenty of buffs, brumbys and donkeys just south (west) of Bulman. Bad corrugations again approx 80km out of Nhulunbuy right up to the bitumen. There was a grader working this bit, but didn't seem to making a difference. If you are using Natmap 2008 in your GPS, the approach to Nhulunbuy (goes south of the airport) isn't on the map. Mainoru store is closed until next year (april??) for refurbishment, according the a sign on the gate. We used about 195L of diesel round trip. If you're looking for a place to eat, try Gove House, it's a bit like Sizzler, but is not widely advertised. Enjoy your trip, there is plenty to see and do.