Friday, 6 July 2012

Into the Northern Territory

We left Camooweal Billabong on Tuesday 3 July and crossed into the Northern Territory via the Barkley Highway. The wind was blowing hard, fortunately mostly behind us. We drove 213 km, not a lot for the day but reached our intended campsite at Wonorah Bore by 3.30pm and quit. The spot (pictured above) was very pretty and we had the sunny west side sheltered from the wind. By sundown there were at least a dozen other rigs camped around us.


A couple of photos for John and Jill - This is the spot where we camped a few years ago and enjoyed watching the zebra finches come in for a drink at the bore at sundown. Sadly, no windmill, no bore, no water now.  



We moved on early next morning and stopped at Three Ways Roadhouse (to watch the Origin - bad luck about that 1 point loss for NSW!). From there we have come to the  Daly Waters Pub for the "show" and tomorrow on to the next destination. More in the next post, probably Saturday.
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3 comments:

  1. Unknown7 July 2012 at 11:37

    Merv wants to know was the wind outside or inside the car!!! We are really enjoying the photos and the story. We feel as though we are travelling with you (wish we were).

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  2. Deb7 July 2012 at 16:54

    Just look at those gorgeous colours - the red earth, the grasses, even the sky is a different blue. You really are in a different part of Australia!

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  3. Deb8 July 2012 at 16:13

    Poppy and Grandma - we have a BLOG CHALLENGE for you! We have had a fun time this afternoon, putting stickers of Australian animals that you sent (thanks for those) onto our big Australia map which shows your journey. We were talking about where the different animals live in the outback, and started to sing the "Gum Tree Family" song. That's when we thought of this challenge for you:

    Can you find and photograph one of each of the animals mentioned in the song, and post them on your blog, by the time you go right around the country? Are you up to the challenge? If so, here is the list!

    Kookaburra
    Koala
    Platypus
    Kangaroo

    Good luck!
    Love Charlie and Max (via Mum at the keyboard)

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