Batchelor & Litchfield National Park - 17th to 19th August The sun rises later up here and with the alarm set for 6:00am it didn't take long to realize that it was too dark to pack up. After a quick reset of the alarm to 6:30am there was time for a bit more sleep. Our aim lately has been to get on the road early before it gets too hot, so after the extra sleep and our usual casual pack up we were heading out of Katherine at 8:30 and relatively cool. We ha...

Riding from Kununurra to Katherine: The Intrepids Cross the Border: Tues 13 Aug. Today we crossed the border from WA to the Northern Territory, where the time zone changes to be 1 ½ hours ahead. It was lovely and cool to start off with, but got hotter at 36 degrees. Our first stop was at Timber Creek roadhouse for a drink, then on through to Victoria River roadhouse for a delicious lunch. This place has lovely views of the big Victoria River, lots of high sce...

A Day Ride to Wyndham: Saturday 10 August 2013 Dave and I rode to Wyndham from Kununurra today, along a surprisingly good scenic road, lots of long curving bends and interesting scenery, although the country was looking dry. We rode up to the steep Five Rivers Lookout at first, overlooking the Cambridge Gulf area which was salty marshy flat land. On riding through the main street of this dusty little frontier town, we both were frightened by a large savage looki...

The Beautiful but Bilious Bungle Bungles - 9th & 10th August The ride from Halls Creek to Kununurra once again was a treat. After a break and refuel at Warmun and many photo calls of us and our bikes, from the travellers on a bus tour, we continue on toward Kununurra. After nearly 5,000 km and no sightings of the large hopping marsupials I was a little surprised when concentrating on a group of whistling kites and a young wallaby came hopping out towards me...

Town walk, China Wall & Grog Runs - Halls Creek 6th August 2013 After a great stay at Fitzroy Crossing we headed off early again to get to Halls Creek. Once again another good park for a small outback town. The caretaker lady was very motorbike friendly, allowing us to take the bikes and trailer through the pine log barriers out onto the grassed area. We managed to get a really good shaded spot. We were fully set up by 12:30pm, the advantage to the earl...