2015 in Review – Part 2

May

The beginning of May saw us experience some car difficulty in Karratha, but it was soon sorted out and we were on our way again. We saw the staircase to the moon at Port Sampson and had an amazing sunset at Eighty Mile Beach before we finally arrived in Broome. We love Broome. Exploring the dinosaur footprints at Guanthume Point, trying the different beers at Matso’s (Hit the Toad was or favourite, no joke!) and the amazing sunsets at cable beach. Then our gear went into storage and we flew to England for Craig’s sister’s wedding. We got back just in time to squeeze in a trip to Cape Leveque.

Car trouble in Karratha

Thirsty Galah, Karratha

Aboriginal Rock Paintings

Staircase to the moon – viewed at Cossack

Eighty Mile Beach

Sunset at Eighty Mile Beach

Roebuck Bay

Sampling Matso’s

‘Hit The Toad’ brew at Matso’s

Fossilized Dinosaur Footprint

The bride and groom, Keeley and Phil

The wedding party

Where red earth meets the blue sea

Pearl shell used in chapel of Beagle Bay church

Dirt road into Middle Lagoon

June

We spent a few days in Derby preparing for the Gibb River Road and resting up Em’s foot. Then we set off for three weeks without phone or internet signal – bliss! We absolutely loved exploring the gorges and waterfalls along the Gibb after a couple of nights in Kununurra we headed down to Bungle Bungles and squeezed in an overnight stop before sprinting to Darwin.

Gibb River Road is open

Windjana Gorge

Bell Gorge Waterfall and Swimming Hole

A boab tree

Manning Gorge

Craig on the trail to Mitchell Falls

Mitchell Falls from the air

The four tiers of the Mitchell Falls viewed from the ground

Emma at Surveyors Pool

Aboriginal rock art site on return journey

Our Mitchell Plateau Camp

Sunrise over the Cockburn Ranges

Our rig – a little bit dusty on the Gibb River Road

The waterfall and swimming hole at the end of El Questro Gorge

Sunset colours reflecting on the lake

The Domes

Sunset on Lake Argyle

WA/NT Border

July

We made it to Darwin for Territory Day and enjoyed the festivities. The next couple of weeks we visited Litchfield, Kakadu and Nitmiluk National Parks. A brief stop in Katherine and we were on our way to Alice Springs where we experienced our coldest temperatures in the tent. We explored the red centre way, Kings Canyon and of course Uluru.

Parachute jumper with the NT flag for Territory Day

Territory Day fireworks

Wangi Falls, Litchfield NP

Saltwater Crocodile on East Alligator River, Kakadu NP

Neville demonstrating spear throwing, Kakadu NP

Rockart at Ubirr

Us at Twin Falls, Kakadu NP

Gunlom – a swimming hole with a view, Kakadu NP

View of Katherine Gorge

All manner of things can be found inside of Daly Waters Pub

Simpson Gap, Red Centre

Standley Chasm, Red Centre

Campfire at Two Mile, Red Centre

Palm Valley, Finke Gorge NP, NT

Palm Valley, Finke Gorge NP

Craig living on the edge, Kings Canyon

North wall of Kings Canyon viewed from the South

Sleepy dingo

Sunrise over Uluru view from sunset lookout

Craig and Emma at Uluru

Uluru lit up by sunset

August

Heading north we stayed at Devils Marbles before heading over the Queensland border and spent a week relaxing at Adel’s Grove and hiking in Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP. As we’d spent longer there we had to hustle across the state to Cairns where we had the car booked in for a service. After a few days preparation we then headed north again to Cape York, driving up the development road. A few days in stifling humidity we decided to call it quits early and headed south again to Cooktown without doing much exploring.