Monthly Archives: June 2014

Jacky got the brownie points today, she was the first to say Happy Anniversary. She had been prepping herself all week because for the past few years it has been me who has reminded her of the significance of today … Continue reading →

It was a 8:00 am start for the lava tube tour, so it was a quick breakfast and off to the meeting point. With the temperature at 10C when we woke this morning it was jeans on for the first … Continue reading →

Today we headed off to Undara, we had a 430 kms drive so most of the day was spent driving with little time to look around. We had lunch at Croyden, one of the old gold mining towns and the … Continue reading →

Today we drove around Normanton to check out the historic sites. The 8.6m statue of Krys the crocodile was quite impressive as it is meant to be an accurate reproduction of this monster. It is the largest crocodile ever killed … Continue reading →

Today we headed out to Karumba. It is the only place where you can drive down to the beach on the Gulf of Carpentaria. On the way we passed a large herd of wild horses which had Terry so mesmerised … Continue reading →

After leaving Burketown to travel to Normanton we came across the site of Burke and Wills camp 119 just before Normanton so we stopped to have a look. The story board was quite interesting and gave a brief history as … Continue reading →

We left Robinson River and crossed the border into Queensland, the gravel stopped and the bitumen began, initially we thought QLD spent more money on roads that NT but the bitumen did not last long. We drove to Hells Gate … Continue reading →

Moving on from Lorella Station we stopped at a small place called Borroloola to get fuel and then continued on our way. We set up camp across the Robinson River but didn’t unhitch as we were only staying overnight.

More exploring, this time out to the Yiyinti Mountain Range. We headed off down the Yiyinti track in search of Nanny’s Retreat. At the end of the track we were told that there was about an 800m walk to get … Continue reading →

Today was for exploring, Lorella Station has over one million acres and there are over 30 places marked on various mud maps for you to visit. We decided to visit Teardrop Falls and Hidden Pools. We took a track called … Continue reading →