Day 49 Home

Today we travelled 551 km home. We left at 7 and got home at 3 this afternoon.it was a long day.

Day 48. Mitchell Neil Turner Weir

Today we travelled 340 km to Mitchell and stayed in a free camp near the weir. It is very dry here.
Kate Field came to visit us the afternoon. It was lovely.

Day 47. Douglas Ponds near Blackall.

We left Winton and travelled on 393 km to just north of Blackall. Weather was cool today and very overcast. A change from previous days.

Day 46 Winton

Today we travelled 348 km to Winton. We went into the caravan park. Once we unhitched we made a trip out to the Age of Dinosaurs park. It was very well done. It was situated on a small mesa and the view was spectacular. There were a number of dinosaur bones from large sauropods being excavated in the lab. The collection room held the bones already found and laid out as dinosaurs.
That night we had dinner in the park and then we listened to the Poet, Gregory North. He was good although there were only about a dozen people there. Apparently sat is the last day of the season.

Day 45 Cloncurry

We travelled 310 km to Cloncurry today. We  stopped in Mt Isa for some groceries and then went around to our old house at 10 Delta Av. It was looking pretty good. Strange that we were in Mt Isa where Danny was born 33 years ago to the day and it was  just as cold today as it was then.

Day 44 Camooweal

We left early today and drove 310 km to Camooweal. We hoped to get in before the winds started but no such luck. We are in the caravan park behind the pub. We crossed the border  between Qld and NT.

Day 43 Frewarrina free camp

We left early this morning and drove 467 km to the Three ways and then another 130 km to the free camp called Frewarrina. It was very windy and dusty. Sadly we had a blown tyre on the caravan and had to change it before we left so this added an e tra hour to our trip. When we got to the camp there were so many flies we needed some netting to keep them away.

Day 42 Larrimah

Today we left Darwin and travelled  500 km to Larrimah to a free camp. We picked Connie up at 8.00 this morning and continued on to a spot near the site of an old ww2 hospital.

Day 41 Darwin

Today we woke early and went to the Convention Centre for the last time. It was a boring morning. No entertainment.
We left at lunch time and went for a swim in the wave pool. Then we went to the Mindil Markets and watched another beautiful sunset over the water.

Day 40 Darwin

On sat we went to the Conference Centre and acted as sergeants. We left at lunch time. That night we had our district dinner. Another great night.

Day 39 Darwin

We went to the Convention Centre early tiday. There were some meetings on and the Institute started  in the afternoon. It was not a stimulating start.
That night we went to dinner at the Noodle House with all the district governors. It was a great night.

Day 34 Bitter Springs

We had a leisurely sleep in this morning. Then we went to Mataranka Homestead where we first went to the replica of the ElseyHomestead. This was used in the movie of We of the Never Never written ny Jeanne Gunn. She lived here for over a year with her husband.
Then we went to Mataranka Thermal pool.
We returned to the shops and bought noodles and went back to Mataranka for a swim in the afternoon. We went to feed the barra but they weren't biting. That evening we took Connie for a walk and she went straight into the water. Luckily there were no crocodiles.

Day 37 Darwin

We slept in this morning. Then went into the city for a walk and bought some souvenirs. We met up with some of the G train at lunch time. Then we went to Casuarina shopping centre but bought nothing. Vety hot this afternoon. At least 33 degrees.

Day 33 Bitter Springs

Today we drove 171 km to Bitter Springs. We are in the camp ground near the springs. Of course we have already been for a swim. The water is crystal clear and so warm.

Day 32. Daly Waters

Today we drove 134 km to Daly Waters. There isnt much else there except the pub which also runs a tourist gift shop, a service station and the caravan park and some cabins and rooms. The change in temperature was amazing. They seem to have plenty of water so there was some grass around and lots of trees. The pub is incredible. There is the thong bar, the hat bar and of course the bra bar. We had barra and beef and lots of salad for tea and then listened to two different guys singing. They were both good but the 2nd guy was a bit lifeless. Maybe because he was quite elderly. Still it was a great meal and evening. There were heaps of vans there too.
We also saw the WW2 hangar where planes fueled up during the 2nd world war. We saw a beautiful bowerbird and lots of cockatoos.