We sayed at Barkley Homestead, which is a great roadhouse and caravan park. Over the years we have been travelling the Barkly Hiighway we have seen big improvements in this place. Unfortunately it is renowned for its very high fuel prices. We paid $1.79 per litre. It is a long way (more than 500 kms) from major towns. Towns within this range are Katherine, Tennant Creek and Mt Isa. The park had approximately 100 vans in it for the two nights we were there. The ...

Three Ways is where those going to SA via Alice Springs and Coober Pedy head south and those heading twoards Townsville head east. It is necessary to put Tennant Creek in the title as it did not recognise Three ways and also we needed the map to give a fairly accurate indication of where we are and where we are going. As you can tell we are now where Internet acess and mobile phones are very accessible so taking advantage. ( Barkley Roadhouse) We have the NBN in...

We left lake argyle as planned on Monday 31st July and after two days free camping we stopped in Katherine on Wednesday to do some shopping at Woolworths. The photo for this blog is what some of the road trains up here are like, especially when you are near a mining area. They aare so big, long and seem to fly along.

Hello Everyone We are at Lake Argyle which has very limited WiFi. We will be out of contact till next week. We have Internet finally so can update the blog Friday 21st Mary Pool is a 24 hour rest area that tempts some to overstay their 24 hours because of the beauty and tranquility. There is a river running quietly by and if you are early enough you get to camp up higher and look down at the running water. We arrived here at 10am this morning after leaving F...

We stayed at Fitzroy Crossing for three nights and went for a cruise through the Geike Gorge, very pretty. The Photo Album tells the story. left here on Friday 21st We are now on our way to Lake Argyle, approx 620 km away. We rang to make a booking but they only take ten bookings per day, the rest are metered out as people arrive. We have been there before and surprisingly this system works well. It is recommended to arrive before midday, so we need a stra...