Taking the scenic route, one day at a time
As the title implies, we headed out to Daly River in the hope of landing a barramundi or two, given the region’s fame for big barra. Now, Daly River is not a big place. There’s a pub, a police station, a petrol station, and a general store (which wasn’t even open when we called by…
After one month on the road – and more than 8,000 kms – we made it to the Top End! Hello Darwin! It’s been a whirlwind trip to date, but we’ll slow down the pace considerably from now – and give the fuel bill a rest while we’re at it! (Hallelujah!) As we’ve both been…
We spent three days in Kakadu National Park. It wasn’t nearly enough. First, Kakadu is BIG. The park covers almost 20,000 square kms, and so the drives between some sites are long. We based ourselves at Jabiru, Kakadu’s main commercial centre, near the eastern side of the park. While this was handy for sites like…
After leaving Daly Waters, we headed to the Mataranka Homestead Resort and camping grounds, which are located just east of Mataranka, between the Little Roper and Waterhouse Rivers. Both rivers are famous for being full of Barramundi and the occasional crocodile. However, we were more interested in the Rainbow Thermal Spring and swimming in it’s…
On the road again. I just can’t wait to get on the road again … Invoking Willie Nelson’s famous song has become a bit of a running joke with us every time we climb back into the saddle for another long day on the road. Except that this time was to be a series of…