We are in no rush when we pack up the campsite in Mataranka as its a short drive to Katherine. We arrive and find there are only a couple of campgrounds that take tents. We drive to check them out and are not taken with them. We decide to spend one night in Katherine and leave in the morning. We book into a cabin at 'The Boab Tree', enjoy a lovely barbecue dinner and head to bed. Our plan was to do the Katherine Gorge and Edith Falls which we plan do when we he...

We spend 4 nights in Mataranka at Territory Manor Motel & Caravan Park and love every moment of it. Emily is finally recovering from her sickness so it is time to move on. William has been out making friends. A lady called Nicky camps next to us in a van and William and her talk about birds, go for walks and watch the barramundi feeding. She is 61 (William asked!) and he is sad when she leaves. We are meeting lots of people on this trip. This morning we we...

Hi from Mataranka. We left Daly Springs early yesterday morning and with only a lazy 150 km to travel were in Mataranka before lunch! We had decided to have breakfast on the road as this often adds a big chunk of time into our pack up in the mornings. Emily fell asleep in the car and we hadn't found a place to stop and eat when we drove through Larrimar and were lured by a sign advertising 'home made pies'. We stop at Panther Cafe and devour 3 yummy pies (pies a...

After packing up the tent we head to the Tennant Creek shops for supplies. It is super windy this morning (and surprisingly cold) which makes packing up a little more difficult. I have been told this is desert weather! We stop at the Tennant Creek Telegraph Station and do a quick walk around (or rather the wind blows us around!) I love the story of the telegraph line and driving the highway really makes you realise how amazing the building and maintaining of ...

Hello from Tennant Creek. We were only going to stay one night but after putting up the tent decided we couldn't be bothered taking it down in the morning so we are here for 2 nights. We have arrived in Tennant Creek during the Desert Harmony Festival and so join in the celebrations. Mark and William go to the free community breakfast which has everything from sausages and eggs to muffins, juice, nuts and raisins etc... Emily falls asleep just as we arrive so I ...