Monday, 13 april - day 15 today we packed up the caravan and cooled off with a swim in the waterhole. the kids had a great time jumping off rocks. then on the road to standley chasm just before noon (at the time when the sun is supposed to make it into the gap between the two rocks). we had to pay $25 to do the walk, nice but nothing special and ha

Monday, 6 april this morning we woke up thinking the wind was not as strong as the previous days. we were driving towards uluru hoping it would be open for climbing. we could soon work out that people were climbing. we quickly put our backpacks on and started the climb. it was hard work and dangerous, holding onto the chain. we got to the end of th

Monday, 18 may - day 50 today, emilie and i are going to the jewellery shop to get a few things fixed and do some shopping while the boys are fishing on the pier. when we meet them, stuart is talking with a man from shepparton, tom spark !! we laugh as wherever we go stuart meets somebody he knows from shepparton. the man next to us catches a nice

Wednesday, 29 april - day 31 we pack the caravan and sit in / around the pool waiting for arb to call us to tell us that our car is ready. they ring just after 10. the car looks quite different. we go to buy some fish and paint for jake’s model planes before leaving darwin. we need to stop to have lunch and do some shopping. so we stop at a shopp

After a very busy weekend, we are (nearly) ready to leave in the morning ! we are planning to get to mildura. apres un weekend tres charge, nous sommes (presque) prets a partir demain matin ! nous esperons arriver a mildura.

Monday,30 march we left home at around 10 very excited about our trip. had a picnic lunch in a park and a stretch. we decided to camp on the bank of the murray river and stopped at a house to ask for directions. had a chat to a couple who directed us to our campsite. as we were setting up, the husband turned up with some fish and chips for us ! spe

Tuesday, 21 april - day 23 today, we are off to edith falls, north of katherine. we pack up and have a nice swim to cool down. it is so hot ! we have a look at the katherine museum on the way. it has a lot of interesting information about the history of the town including the floods and bombings during ww2. we quickly go and have a look at the kath