Well, after the wonder of Carnarvon Gorge we were on the homeward leg, visiting Roma and the delightful Toowoomba on the way back to Bill's on the Gold Coast. We had decided to take Winnie back, for our last night in her, to the first site we had ever stayed on with her - Scarborough, where we had played in a tennis tournament in June last year. We checked in and ended up on site 48 - last time it was 49! We set up in about 10 minutes, remembering our anguish 1...

Out of the Outback, and through the gem fields, we continued on our way into Central Queensland. Once you turn off the main 'Inland Highway' there is a further 40km drive into the Carnarvon National Park containing one of Queensland's natural gems, Carnarvon Gorge. On the drive into the National Park you slowly, but surely, sense that you are driving towards somewhere a bit special. Large escarpments and white sandstone cliffs dominate the skyline. Driving alon...

Well, we have to admit that initially the vast distances between places, some with no phone signal, scared us. The drive from Katherine to Alice Springs was a prime example. What if we broke down? What if we had another puncture? However, there is a spirit of helpfulness in the Outback not found in the major cities. If you stop on the side of a road, even for a cuppa, someone will stop, or slow down, to see if you're ok, so we sort of relaxed into the Outback w...

Another "boy's" blog from Bob, although I have to say I loved the whole rodeo experience too!! Heading back across the A2 from the Northern Territories into Queensland you still remain in the 'Outback'. Miles and miles of empty plains with vast cattle 'Stations' (as they are called here) and little or no sign of any homestead! In these pastoral lands much of the stock has changed over the past decades, cattle have replaced sheep. It is useful when we are drivi...

Thank you all for you kind comments on the last blog, much appreciated! Sorry for the short interval between blogs but we have to do them when we can get internet and, being back in Alice Springs, we have just that! However, to ring the changes Bob has written this blog on our trip to Kings Canyon - a very honest account so enjoy! Bob's blog Ok, so I had a wobble, in fact a big fat wobble. I am not known for my wobbles apart from the (historical) odd instance...