Wow our arrival on Tiwi was more than we expected in so many ways. The land was more pristine than I had imagined and the Tiwi people extremely generous in welcoming us on to their land. Our first few nights saw us in an extremely remote location on Melville Island Read more…
We farewell our 4WD and River Spirit at Sea Swift’s depot in Darwin; destination Pirlangimpi in Melville Island. There is an unexpected delay in our passenger ferry service and we will only be able to go to Melville Island on Friday. Thank goodness our 4WD and boat will be in Read more…
There were so many raptors on this journey. Most common is the Black Kite, flying so effortlessly and scooping down on prey. Even the magnificent Wedge-tailed Eagle was seen many times and once Kiam had to brake and toot the car horn to scare it off from the centre of Read more…
This leg of our journey is one of the longest with over 6 hours of driving. There are now more road kills along the road as we head further up north. It was surprising that there were so little wildlife along the way up to Tennant Creek. But there is Read more…
Interesting drive up from Alice Springs. We stopped Aileron to see the giant the Anmatjere Man but was treated with another giant sculpture the Anmatjere Woman and Child both created by artist Mark Egan. We later stopped at Australia’s very own UFO center at Wycliffe Well. Very interesting artwork and news articles. Our Read more…
This is our day of rest at Alice Springs. We spend the day at the beautiful and majestic Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Ranges relaxing in the gorges. This area is also home to the Larapinta Trail for walkers. Pity we only had a day there as it would require a few days to Read more…
Driving through the red center has taken a toll on us and we decided to slow down and drive a shorter trip and stop over at Marla. It was a beautiful drive nevertheless with changing landscapes. We stopped over at the beautiful Breakaways Conservation Park, a unique arid environment. The movies Mad Read more…
We were greeted by this beautiful sunrise above the magnificent Flinders Ranges on our drive up north through the Explorer’s Way (Stuart Hwy). Interesting stops on roadhouses until we reached the unique opal mining town of Coober Pedy. Our motel was underground an a dugout – a very unique and interesting Read more…
Finally left home and on our way to the Tiwi Islands. An early morning. Up at 4.30 a.m. and on the road by 6.00 a.m. with our Croc and Barramundi tied to the roof of our car. A group of grey nomads amused when we stopped in Beaufort for a Read more…
A night preparing our Kiss Goodbye to MS family portrait. Our beautiful daughter Jasmine with our fur baby Ollie getting into the ‘zone’. Let’s see if the enthusiasm lasts when she has to look out for crocs, fish or hunt for her first meal!