Day Fifty Four - August 29th, 2013 Edith Falls to Darwin The flies were everywhere this morning, and they made taking the tent down rather difficult as we were constantly swatting. We loved Edith Falls but wanted to get away from the pests as soon as possible! It was only around 300k to Darwin, easy by most of our driving day standards, but after so long on the road we have both become a little tired of it. It's extremely hot up here, and with our food supplies...

Day Fifty Three - August 28th, 2013 Renner Springs to Edith Falls Rest stops are very different from camping grounds and it was obvious everyone was in a hurry to get somewhere this morning. Being on the side of the road has its advantages, and we were on our way by 8am. We drove up the Stuart Highway and had probably the quietest day on the road so far - very few cars and most of them coming in the opposite direction of us. We were both bored with the driving ...

Day Fifty Two - August 27th, 2013 Brunette Downs to Renner Springs We were definitely not the earliest risers on the homestead this morning, where work begins at 4.30. We emerged from the tent to more 'roo poo' on the ground - clearly they'd had an industrious night. After some brekkie and a chat to to only other campers on the ground, and watching the two school age kids on the property making their way to the schoolhouse, we went out in search of the manager ...

Day Fifty One - August 26th, 2013 Mt Isa to Brunette Downs We woke early to be out of the campsite by 8.15, and did a quick whizz around Coles and Kmart to stock up on cheap produce. Elly bought a pair of jeans in case we make it to the homestead at Brunette Downs tonight. It is the largest station in Aus with 110,000 heads of cattle spread out over 12,000 kilometres squared. A friend of Elliot's from polo at home worked there for a while and put us in touch wi...

Day Fifty - August 25th, 2013 Mt Isa With our lovely neighbours, the Frazers gone, we felt quite vulnerable in the campsite as it really doesn't have a very homey feel. We took off early to see what the information centre in town held for us. It was a great building and we settled in to watch a few short movies about the area. We picked up some maps and looked at amazing aboriginal art. We asked the lady behind the counter where we might find a supermarket open...