A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE NT and EASTWARDS TO QLD

 

 

 

 

We had a fabulous week in Darwin retracing many of the steps we took during our visit 12 months ago. Wonderful place to visit.

 

Leaving Darwin we stopped in again to Litchfield National Park for another look see. This time, as well as visiting the many waterfalls and swimming holes, we discovered an abandoned tin mine.

 

 we found this sign amusing

 

 We turned left from the Stuart Hwy at Daly Waters and headed eastward along the Carpentaria Hwy towards Booraloola and the QLD border.

 

Very dry along here. We put out a tub of water and below was the result.

 

 

 We decided to head back down the Carpentaria Hwy and follow the black top after sampling the state of this road (the Savannah Way) towards QLD. There was 300 klms of this to travel.

 Heartbreak Hotel at Cape Crawford

 

Its over to QLD now and up to Savannah Gulf territory.

GIBB RIVER ROAD (eastern end), LEAVING WA into the NT

 It was time to do the eastern end of the Gibb River Road. We travelled eastwards back up to the Gibb River where we had previously driven to from Derby. We had conquered the Gibb!!!!!

 Travelling from Wyndham on the black top

Soon enough we hit the gravel road

 The Pentecost River crossing

We met the "Outback Truckers" again

 

 Phew!!!! Made It.

 

Back at the Gibb River

 Some of the necessities required out here

                                    

Ellenbrae Station ........ can you believe they did sensational Devonshire Teas here

                                     

..........all the comforts of home

 

 

 We can't get enough of the Cockburn Ranges

 Camping at Parry Creek Farm

Back to Kununurra and then east into the NT

We enjoyed Darwin so much last year so we turned left at Katherine and headed up there

 Douglas Hot Springs

... and "boy oh boy" they were HOT

Pussy Cat Flats was a great stopover but unfortunately the golf course was closed.