Outback

Thursday, 30 April 2026 Without as many Ks to cover today as we head for Kakadu, we set the alarm a little later and took our time getting ready. Our shower this morning was MUCH better than yesterday. I forgot to mention that yesterday’s shower was a dance with the shower curtain under very little […]

Wednesday, 29 April 2026 With a big driving day (770kms) on the itinerary for today we were on the road by 8.00am. Not too much time to spare for sightseeing today but as we drove back past Karlu Karlu we pulled in for a quick look at the Devils Marbles in the morning sunlight. Still

Tuesday, 28 February 2026 After four nights in one place, it was time to pack the truck again and keep on heading north. As we drove out of Alice Springs we pulled into the Alice Springs Telegraph Station to post mail in their historic post box. The box is supposed to be cleared twice per

Monday, 27 April 2026 This morning the truck went to the doctor. Although there haven’t been anymore ‘Check Engine’ lights come on, when Bernie was concerned about it last week, he was proactive and booked the truck in for a check up here in Alice Springs today. Just so that we can spend another nine

Sunday, 26 April 2026 To mix up our tourist experience a bit, this morning we visited the Alice Springs Telegraph Station. We arrived before 9.30am so that we could join the 9.30am introductory tour. Our enthusiastic guide, Danielle, took three of us through the turnstile and gave us a quick history of the site, starting

Saturday, 25 April 2026 This morning we drove out of Alice on a road that had us joining Larapinta Drive, slightly west of Simpsons gap. Bernie was worried that putting air in the tyres yesterday afternoon when they were hot may have left them a little under optimum pressure. We pulled into a convenient drive

Friday, 24 April 2026 A few days ago I was expressing some regret that we hadn’t taken the right route/didn’t have enough time to visit the Henbury Meteorite Conservation Reserve. When I was reading the Herald Sun last night there was an article about a woman who fell through the floor of a long drop

Thursday, 23 April 2026 So, nothing to do with the holiday but, yesterday, we received an email from our health insurance provider telling us the good news that, with Bernie turning 65 next month, we would be entitled to a higher health insurance subsidy. However, by the end of the day Health Minister, Mark Butler,

Wednesday, 22 April 2026 We were up early this morning to try to beat the heat. In an attempt to be organised for an early breakfast I put my overnight oats in the fridge last night and … my breakfast was frozen again by an overactive refrigerator!! Damn, that’s annoying. I persevered with them, chopping

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 The alarm went off at 5.15am this morning. There is something to be said for catching a sunset over a sunrise, ha, ha. Despite the horrendously early hour, we rolled out of bed, threw on some clothes and we were out the door by 5.30am. We were scanning our Park Pass