Well, as you could see by the photos of Uluru that we
posted last time we were part of the lucky 1% to see “rain on the rock.” We were starting to feel a bit water logged
so decided it was definitely time to head to Darwin. Spent 1 night at Stuart’s Well – very nice
pub there and another over nighter at Three Ways. Passed through Alice Springs and Tennant
Creek on the way north. We stopped for
photos at Wycliffe Wells “the UFO capital of Australia” as well as the Devil’s
Marbles. Once we crossed the Tropic of
Capricorn the sun came out and the temperature rose.
We spent 2 fabulous nights at Daly Waters and sampled the
Daly Waters hotel’s famous beef and barra dinner and enjoyed the free
entertainment. Chilli (Dave Chilcott) is
the star of the show – a fair dinkum bush poet, singer and story teller. He is a true entertainer with a story for all
occasions – extremely funny and talented.
If you’re ever in the vicinity don’t pass up the opportunity to stay and
see the show and enjoy the meal.
From Daly Waters to Mataranka – beautiful blue skies and
sunshine and the temperature about 30 degrees – perfect!!! The landscape is beautiful out here – red
dirt and lots of green trees and bushes and hills - just amazing! We have also seen a fair bit of road kill
which means lots of eagles and hawks.
Unfortunately they won’t cooperate and pose for photos. Mataranka is the capital of the Never Never
and we visited the replica of the Elsey family homestead that was used in the
film “We of the Never Never”. The
thermal Springs in the area are superb and we spent hours every day that we
were there “taking the waters” – very civilised except for the spiders in the
webs above the springs. Elsey National
Park is beautiful – the canopy is amazing.
We’re now in Katherine and will be here til Tuesday when
we leave for Darwin. Beautiful park here
with lots of trees and a very nice pool and restaurant – we had grilled
barramundi with mango salsa for dinner last night – yum!!
Enjoy the photos below and wait til you see the ones from
Katherine Gorge.
The awesome open road
Now it's getting warmer . . .
Drove through Area 51
Col - outback poet and gentleman
Dave 'Chilli' Chilcott - an outback legend!
The flying Pink Panther
My secret fishing spot . . . .
. . . . knowing I was 'secure' with croc traps all around me . . .
The Devil's been playing dibbles
The long open road
Spiders over the spring
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