Outback

Monday, 17 May 2026 Reading in bed last night, before turning the light out, I started getting cramps in my hamstrings. First one leg and then, just when I managed to stretch it out, cramp in the other leg. Aargh! I haven’t been having cramps like this since before we left home. It must’ve been […]

Sunday, 17 May 2026 This morning when we woke it was oppressive and overcast and there was still the threat of rain. Bronwen and Lisa decided to cut their stay here short by a day because of concern about the rain and the possibility of being trapped out here in the wilderness. We were also

Saturday, 16 May 2026 Yesterday evening we were serenaded by owls which we thought were, perhaps, boobook owls? There were also some other nocturnal birds calling during the night. This morning we were woken by the owls calling again, and all the diurnal birds – including sulphur-crested cockatoos and little corellas – starting their day.

Friday, 15 May 2026 This morning we started out in the wrong direction, having decided that we wanted to return to the Ord Dam and have a decent look at Lake Argyle. Yesterday’s excursion drove us across the dam wall BUT we did not stop at any viewpoints to have a look out across the

Thursday, 14 May 2026 We had a big day today with a cruise on the Ord River with Triple J Tours. Our orange boat arrived about 9.15am, with driver and guide, Will, at the helm. Before we headed upriver, Will guided the ‘Osprey’ into Packsaddle Lagoon. Normally, it is only the sunset BBQ tours that

Wednesday, 13 May 2026 We have spent the last month driving on the Stuart Highway, but for a couple of side trips. The Stuart Highway runs north-south between Port Augusta and Darwin for a total of 2,720 kilometres. We missed two small sections of that. The first between Erldunda and Alice Springs (197 kilometres) and

Tuesday, 12 May 2026 The Katherine Museum is housed in part, in the former passenger terminal and air radio building of the Katherine Aerodrome. The site operated as the Aerodrome for 30 years from 1945 until the last aircraft officially used the aerodrome early in 1975. In this building there was information about local identities:

Monday, 11 May 2026 Ugh! Woken by the alarm at 5.30am this morning, so that we could make it out to the boat ramp at the end of Gorge Road for the first Katherine Gorge cruise of the day at 7.00am. We prepped some fruit last night so that we could have the first part

Sunday, 10 May 2026 Before leaving this morning Bernie decided to ring up to book a Katherine Gorge cruise and a Cutta Cutta Caves tour for tomorrow. When Bernie looked at their website, it appeared that everything was booked out. However, he sent an enquiry and they advised that, yes, there are plenty of places

Saturday, 9 May 2026 Seeing as we showered late yesterday, and we were planning some wild swimming today, we decided to skip showers this morning, dress, eat and go. We started out driving back into the park towards Tolmer Falls. Passing a sign we noted that Wangi Falls was only 10 kilometres beyond Tolmer Falls.