Leaving Port Douglas we once again drove the winding roads of the Great Dividing Range. Due to the altitude the climate in the Atherton Tablelands is slightly cooler than the somewhat uncomfortable humidity levels we’d endured over the past weeks and we welcomed the change. After some slight mis-direction by the sat-nav we arrived at… Read More Atherton Tablelands
You can read about our first few days in Kakadu in Part 1 here. Day 4 We travelled a short distance on the sealed highway before making the turn onto a dirt road. Although not in too bad a condition we pulled over and let the tyres down for a more confortable ride for the… Read More Kakadu NP – Part 2
Located only an hour or so away from Darwin this National Park is home to some amazing waterfalls and swimming holes. The park is open all year round, however some unsealed roads are closed during the wet season. We arrived shortly before lunch and found the Wangi campground completely full. Visiting during the peak tourist… Read More Litchfield National Park
After heading off on the trail to the Mitchell Plateau, we found about a dozen backpack clustered at the top of the hill next to the turn off for a swimming hole. Not keen to share with a tour group we thought we’d come back when it wasn’t going to be so busy as it… Read More Mitchell Plateau – Part 2
