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Fitzroy – Crossing that is

Fitzroy Crossing is on the  Great Northern Highway. I’m not so sure it is soo great – but its an OK road.  I think the Great Northern actually runs from Kununurra to almost Perth in the south – so I … Continue reading

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Setting out in search of Wolfe Creek

From the road into Purnululu to Halls Creek isn’t very far – so I waved goodbye to all the people I’d been trapped in there with & headed off for Halls Creek – which is a small town – not … Continue reading

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Stuck – in the Bungle Bungles

So, after looking around the beehive domes & seeing all the great scenery, I decided I should head out of the Purnululu national park – as it was going to take me 2 hours to get out & I wasn’t … Continue reading

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The Bungle Bungles

From Kununurra I had 2 main ways of travelling across to “the coast”.  The main highway (a bit safe & boring I guess) and the Gibb River Road (a road everyone talks about – you can’t do it with caravans … Continue reading

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The rest of Kununurra

The next couple of days I just did little touristy things around the town of Kununurra. I went out to a place called Ivanhoe Crossing, which used to be the main road from Kununurra to Wyndham/Broome.  But, when they let … Continue reading

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Lake Argyle and the Ord River and Kununurra Dam

I’d booked a tour of Lake Argyle/the ord river – because I don’t have a boat. I was collected from my caravan park at 8am and we were taken on a little (10 seater) tour bus from Kununurra, the 70kms … Continue reading

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Wyndham and The Prison Tree

Next day I ventured out of Kununurra 100km north to a town called Wyndham. Wyndam has a “main town” and then “Port Wyndam”.  Now “Port Wyndam” – that sounds nice doesn’t it???  Port conjures up ideas of water & nice … Continue reading

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Arriving in Kununurra

Its about 530kms between Katherine & Kununurra – but you also gain 1.5hrs – so there was no big hurry to get there.  The countryside between the 2 varies greatly & often.  That’s something I’m  finding in the Kimberlies – … Continue reading

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heading south to go west

Adelaide River is a small town, but due to its proximity to  Darwin, it was used as a base during WWII The big thing there now is the war  cemetery.  This is a really well looked  after cemetery – taken … Continue reading

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Litchfield National Park

After hearing the Kaka-don’t stories and how wonderful Litchfield was compared to Kakadu and after spending the previous nights in air conditioning – I should have known Litchfield was going to be hard work!!! Drove out of Darwin & stopped … Continue reading

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