Finally, we were excited to be heading down the Old Ghan Railway track into the desert country, hoping to be able to camp at Chambers Pillar. There wasn't much information about whether you could bring a caravan in, so we stopped at the aboriginal community, Titjikala to ask and they seemed to think it was okay - a few sandy sections and one 'jump-up' that was a bit steep. The road from Alice was initially quite 'chopped' up due to the race spectators, so lots o...

We don't always have reception or radio coverage while traveling, so it was a surprise to us when we arrived in Alice Springs that all of the caravan parks were full for the next week due to the long weekend and the annual Desert Finke Race! A few of the parks had some spare 'overflow' spots, so we were given a gravel site up the very back corner of the park all on our own - felt like we were camped out in the bush which we were used to anyway! However, the next...

Back into the red dust again on the Tanami Road to Alice Springs - 1055km! The first section of the Tanami was quite 'rocky', so Alf decided to stop and lower the tyre pressures even further to prevent the tyres from damage and for a smoother ride. As he was checking the pressures, he heard some hissing from the rear car tyre and found that we'd just had a puncture, but praise God we discovered it before it burst, completely damaging the tyre! This is the first p...

We've been in Darwin now for about 8 weeks - staying with the Cook family for all of this time (haven't worn out our welcome yet...phew!), and are now planning the next leg of our journey into 2015! We're enjoying the atmosphere and sights of Darwin again and both of us working most days. It's starting to heat up a bit more now with the humidity rising as well, however, we've only experienced one short night storm, so really looking forward to some lovely rain s...

We seem to have completed a big loop of the Kimberley across the Savannah Way from Darwin to Broome and back again. Why back in Darwin? We needed to be somewhere safe for the 'wet season' with the ability to obtain employment and more importantly, to have easy access to fly back home for Christmas to see 3 of our sons - including Ben, all the way from Brazil! So here we are, after completing a somewhat quicker journey back over the Gibb River Road with Richard &...