Pat and I went for a drive out to the Cox Peninsula this weekend. Walgi Beach sits across the bay from Dawin. There are a lot of bush fires all over the top end as the heat here is intense. Pat and I walked along a very deserted beach we were the only people around, it was deserted due to the crocodiles & jelly fish that inhabit the waters here. We also had a look at the fresh water dams around the area too. But there is only one we would be tempted to ka...

Darwin at last. Pat and I have set up in the Free spirit Resort until we decide which park will be best for us. Pat has come down with a really nasty type of flu. How do you tell your new boss you have to take the day off because you are sick, well he took it quite well as there are a few sick with it in the office. I have been driving Pat to work & picking him up for the past week until the worst of the flu is over. Darwin is a very easy city to navigate, ...

Tuesday saw us headed for Elliott to camp. Just a few stops to make along the way and a couple more days and we will be in the capital. We stopped at the Barkly Homestead for fuel and it was the most expensive yet at$2.06/lt. Only because they use 500lt of diesel a day to run the generators as they are not on the power grid that far into the outback, so that's fine we expected that. I had phone reception so while I was waiting for Pat to arrive I checked out Fac...

We have a couple of big days travelling ahead of us before we can slow up a little. With a couple of shorter legs to travel before reaching Darwin on Friday. We are heading to a free camp beside the river at Camooweal today. Luv these 110km zones, I can scoot along to the next major town or where ever Pat and I have arranged to meet (usually for lunch or a fuel stop) and either sit in a shady spot under a tree or go window shopping till he arrives. Strict rule ...