Monthly Archives: May 2014

From Gregory National Park we packed up and headed to Katherine, along the way we stopped at the old crossing over the Victoria River, this was the main crossing until the current bridge was built in 1971.   We arrived in … Continue reading →

After breakfast we went exploring. First stop was the Bullita Stockyards and Homestead. There was a letter as part of the display at the Homestead detailing the miraculous survival of a woman during a flood in the 1977. She spent … Continue reading →

Another day of travelling. We say goodbye to WA and are now venturing into new unknown territory (Northern Territory). Our plan was to camp in the Gregory National Park, this park is broken up into a number of sections. One … Continue reading →

Sunset Cruise Today we went in to Kununurra for the morning and checked out the old Ivanhoe Crossing and had lunch at Swim Beach which is basically a picnic spot on Lake Kununurra, the original irrigation dam. Then, with Jacky … Continue reading →

Keep River NP, Zebra Rock Today we decided to venture in to new territory (NT). Just over the border is the only mine in Australia for Zebra rock. It is a husband and wife show where they dig the rock … Continue reading →

Barra Fishing I was told the pickup would be at the Kununurra Visitor Centre at 6:00 am. With an hour’s drive to Kununurra I had to set the alarm for 4:30 am. Pretty darn early wake up call for a … Continue reading →

In the morning we checked out the Ord River Dam. Considering the amount of water in Lake Argyle (20x the volume of Sydney Harbour) I was expecting a massive structure but it is only 300 metres across, 300 metres thick … Continue reading →

Pentecost crossing Time to pack up again and head into Kununurra. We were looking forward to crossing the Pentecost River. I was trying to convince Jacky that she should walk across with the video camera so she could film me … Continue reading →

Fishing the Pentecost Today was spent hanging around the camp site on the Pentecost River, I had some ideas of exploring some of the walk trails on the station but it was pretty hot and Jacky was well into the … Continue reading →

Back on the Gibb River Rd, we left Drysdale around 9:30 and around 11 there was a sign on the side of the road advertising scones with jam & cream. One of the travellers at Drysdale had mentioned that Ellenbrae … Continue reading →