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It was an obscenely early start to catch the 7am tour of Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge. I had to be there by 6.45am and it is a 30 minute drive. It was fortunate I had left our caravan park early, because the emailed information failed to mention the 400m walk from the car park! I hadContinue reading “Nitmiluk Gorge”

Our day started at the Katherine Community Market. We met up with a Roadie friend and had coffee at the market, before driving to Pop Rocket Cafe near the hot springs. Bluey and the young rescue dog Zelda behaved themselves admirably. The food and coffee were so good we will return for brunch tomorrow. IContinue reading “Around Katherine”

Before we left Timber Creek we turned off the air conditioning so that I could wash the filters. The strange cellular structure is fragile and expensive. I washed off the dust and left the filters on a towel to dry. At Katherine I made sure they had dried and refitted them. I took photos ofContinue reading “Timber Creek to Katherine”

The military convoy left Kununurra before us, but we caught up with it at our first rest stop. The rest stop is near a long escarpment, with a prominent line of exposed rocks. Within the area of the rest stop there are rock formations with multiple layers of sandstone. We crossed the border into theContinue reading “Kununurra to Timber Creek”

This morning we were going to have breakfast at the Mango Cafe, but outdoor tables were all in the sun. The nearby Corner Cafe offered one table in the shade and made very nice Grinders coffee. I drove back up Kelly’s Knob so Anita could see the view. With morning sun the rockface was striking.Continue reading “Last Day Kununurra”

When I first take Bluey outside he walks 2m, pees then stops. I have to carry him back into the Bushtracker. Good thing he is only 6kgs! Our morning was dedicated to washing, cleaning, checking the oil in the Toyota, walking Tilly, and planning our trip home. We have tickets to see Beccy Cole andContinue reading “Around Kununurra”

My coffee making is improving as I really enjoyed this morning’s experiment with the AeroPress. We were the last to leave the small caravan park, but only had a two hour drive Some sections of National Hwy 1 were rough and narrow, with more single lane bridges. Over east we are used to seeing aContinue reading “Warmun to Kununurra”

I was woken by Bluey whimpering at 2am. When I got him out of his crate he was trembling and I think it was because he was scared of animals outside our van. It took a while to settle him, but I was very pleased he didn’t want to go outside in the middle ofContinue reading “Fitzroy Crossing to Warmun”

Bluey’s timetable was out of kilter because of his period without food and the anaesthetic. He woke me at 5am for an urgent toilet outing. Anita said we should have a cup of tea but was back asleep when I returned with Blue. I at least saw a Town Beach sunrise but wasn’t going backContinue reading “Broome to Fitzroy Crossing”

I had an early start as Bluey was booked with Simone for grooming at 7.30am. Simone normally has her first appointment at 8am but started early to make sure Bluey could get to the vet in time for teeth cleaning. I left a trembling dog in the arms of the lovely Simone and drove backContinue reading “Dog Day in Broome”