Taking the scenic route, one day at a time
At more than twice the size of Uluru, Mount Augustus (Burringurrah) is Australia’s largest rock. More than a rock, Mount Augustus is an ‘inselberg’, meaning ‘island Mountain’. It is located almost 500 kms by road, inland from Carnarvon in Western Australia. The road trip We decided to leave our van in Carnarvon and just take…
As detailed in a separate post, we drove for about four hours down the Great Northern Highway from Port Hedland to visit the Karijini National Park. This 300kms section of highway is particularly busy with long road trains that thunder under the weight of their heavy loads, especially iron ore and heavy machinery transported between…
We took time out on our recent trip from Kununurra to Australia’s west coast in Broome to check out some free camps and to just kick back a little. This blog showcases two great free camps … Froth Dingo Boab Point, and Lake Ellendale – both in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. How’s the serenity?! Froth…
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…