Greetings from a very hot Darwin Well it did not take long to realise that there was something special going on in Darwin by the unbelievable noise from above. It's a 2 yearly event called operation Pitch Black 2016 (you look it up on the net) where the Australian Airforce and 10 other nations including the USA, Germany, Singapore, Canada, Thailand and others get together and play war games involving 115 of the latest type of aircraft over a two week period. Ou...

Hello again After another good days driving through more very hot and dry country it was nice to arrive at our next camp at Timber Creek. This small place consisted of only a fuel station / shop and a pub but with a great camping ground behind where you find your own spot and have use of all the facilities on a unpowered site for just $5. We had a great night in calm hot conditions being entertained by the odd kangaroo and native birds from the lush bush surroun...

Stephanie found a nice rare Lake Argyle ( pink diamond ) ring she wanted to buy but unfortunately we had to re stock the van with groceries that day. Maybe another time ???? The friendly shop assistant said it was a good price ! lol.

Greetings readers The town of Wyndham was very fascinating with an amazing museum full of history of this very small and remote town. Our neighbour at the motor camp was a Kiwi from Ruatoria who has lived in Auzz for many years and had served once in Timor and twice in Vietnam. He was a very friendly and interesting guy to talk to with that good Kiwi sense of humour and he enjoyed living at the camp full time. We had decided to treat ourselves out for a meal an...

AAARRRRRRRRHHHHHHH !!!!!! You never know who will drop in to have breakfast with you when your camping in the bush in the middle of nowhere.