
So today is the 8th March, and it is our last day in the NT, and the last 48 hours have been memorable, to say the least! We have previously talked about NT road conditions, but yesterday, they took it to the next level. When most people hear the word “highway” they think of a…
So, last time we chatted, we had just entered the NT and were talking about the road conditions. Well, they have gotten a little better,we have decided that now it was a deliberate collection of patches, much like a dot painting of a serpent, when you viewed it from the air. We have also tried…
Into the NT…… a whole new world…. read on below
Broome had been good to us, but it was time to hit the road again
Well, by now, you would have heard of cyclone Zelia, currently category 4, probably 5 by this time tomorrow. Now imagine yourself in a tin can in a hot, humid caravan park in Karratha, where you are here for 2 nights, this was Monday when it was still a tropical low, just North West of…
Mate, Strewth and Good on ya! Our journey north continues, after a pleasant but warm night in Carnarvon, where we made good use of the pool, freezer and camp kitchen. We trundled on up the road, before turning off to head into the Quobba blowholes, a place we hadn’t visited since before it got popular…
Driving north, the distant plume of smoke on the horizon began to grow, turning that dark grey that could only mean one thing…… Bushfire!. But it’s not uncommon up here, where the Milli Milli grow, and the outside temp is currently 45°C. The bitumen is quietly melting as we drive onwards, with the road so…
Time spent enjoying doing whatever it is your doing, can never be a waste of time So it’s 2025,and life has changed dramatically for the inhabitants of ‘Little Bus’…… first thing is that we don’t have jobs any more, Yep that big R word, no longer suffering the 4:30 AM alarm and dragging one’s weary…
Mount Gambier is perhaps the biggest town we encountered outside of Adelaide. So it’s a great place to stock up, reset before venturing on again. We arrived just after the annual migration of motorhome/ caravan owners for the CMCA meet up with lasted a week this time, so the place had probably had enough of…