Once our new tyres were put on the Hilux in Tom Price we moved on the next day to the west, firstly travelling through another mining town, Paraburdoo. After a long drive we stopped at Nanutarra roadhouse to refuel. From there we drove a bit further before stopping for the night at the Yannarie Rest …
I'll start this post with a trivia fact - Tom Price is Western Australia's highest town at 747m. Sitting just out of town and above it is Mt Nameless / Jarndunmunha at 1128m. After our morning mine tour at lunch back at the caravan we decided we would head out to Mt Nameless / Jarndunmunha …
Vehicle movement noise disturbed us about 6:45 the next morning so we ate a quick bowl of cereal and hitched up the caravan and drove into Dales Campground. As we turned in we could see a queue of about six or seven other rigs so we joined on the end. Just after 8:00 the first …
For us, staying in Broome was mostly about relaxing after being on the road for six weeks. However we decided to do a couple of walks in the mornings before it got too hot. One morning we drove down past Broome Turf Club and had a look around Gantheaume Point before driving back to do …
Given we had been rudely awoken by the road worker crews' vehicles it was easy to have breakfast, pack up the caravan and be on the road quite early to our next destination, Derby. Much of the roadside was a blaze of yellow with many acacias in full bloom.The fingers of blossom were quite spectacular. …
Our time at the Bungle Bungles was at an end so we hooked up the caravan and were back on the road again. The first day we made a relatively short trip as far as a popular free camping area at Mary River. We arrived about lunchtime and found a good spot. After lunch we had …
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Day 14 - Alice Springs After breakfast we made our way through the town to the School of the Air. Paid an entry fee to do a tour. Our guide was of Indian origin. Her Indian teaching qualifications haven't been fully recognised in Australia so while she is studying to upgrade them she works at …
Arriving early afternoon in Port Augusta from Gawler allowed us the opportunity to visit and spend some time walking around the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens on the outskirts of town. As we drove in we noticed some wonderful iron sculptures of native Australian plants on the gateposts. After driving about a kilometre we reached …
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