5 hours along the straightest roads we've ever seen, at one point we timed ourselves to reach the furthest point we could see, it took us exactly 5 minutes meaning we could see 9 kms ahead. The roads are strewn with more dead animals than an abattoir, Roos, wallabies and cows were the main unfortunate creatures, great for the scavenging birds though. The drive felt long and again when we reached Broome I felt exhausted. The town itself is like every other we've s...

The drive from Kununurra to Mary Pool took 6 hours and by the time we arrived I was knackered. Jan set us up as I languished with a drink, shoulders aching and eyes stinging from the aircon. Our destination was quite scenic, on the bank of the Mary River, in the trees a large flock of cockatoos called loudly as crows cawed like old men laughing "Ha-ha-ha-haaaaaa". Other magpie-like birds and finches chirped away happily and everything quickly started to feel a l...

We had our first taste of real life on the road when we overnighted at one of the free rest stops between Katherine and Kununurra. We were fortunate enough to have arrived early and were able to bag a nice shady spot, so far so good. Here, there was a genuine sense of community as many of the older people gathered in the communal area, had a beer and a laugh like they'd known each other for years (maybe they had). We cooked dinner and sat back to enjoy sunset. As...