It's 22.30 on Tuesday 3rd May 2011 and in 6 days we'll be off again, heading west from Winmalee and heading to Sydney... via Bourke, Mt Isa, Tennant Creek, Darwin, Broome, Perth and Adelaide, definitely the long way to Sydney!
Preparations for the trip have been affected by about three weeks of rain, but we're almost there.
We are a little better prepared this time with the generator fitted to the rear in its own very flash genny box. I can run the genny in the box just by opening three doors, it's going to be really easy this time.
I've also had the washing machine built in to the bathroom, makes it really simple to do a small wash just about every day. Paul Tall at Londonderry (NSW) did the work and he did a really good job.
The Patrol goes in for a 120,000 service tomorrow (not bad for a 2003 model !!!) and once that's done it's a matter of packing the van, packing the Patrol and finishing the gardening. Can't wait.
Coalseam National Park, Western Australia
Coalseam National Park, Western Australia
Posy Star Flower, near Perenjori WA
Posy Star Flower, near Perenjori WA
lemon scented sun orchids, near Perenjori Western australia
Wiry Honey Myrtle, Coorow Western Australia
The very strange Ant orchid, Canna Western Australia
Rosy cheeked donkey orchid, Canna Western Australia
Massed Cowslip Orchids, Canna Western Australia
Pink Pokers near Morowa Western Australia
Dunno whether yellow is really my colour!
View from Eagle Bluff near Denham WA
Black faced cuckoo shrike, Robe River WA
White-plumed honeyeaters, Robe River WA
Sturts Desert Pea grows on a beach!
Budgies, Robe River WA
RAAF graffiti from 1945, Old Onslow WA
Perhaps I could dye my hair, get an accent and get a job !!
Harding Dam near Roebourne WA, more rock piles
Free camp Peawah River West
Sundowners, Barn Hill Station WA
Road train Port Hedland, 84 wheels!
Wandjina, creators of the dreaming
Midnight at the oasis??? nah just Cable Beach at sunset
The elusive red tailed black cockatoo
Caroline Pool campsite on the Duncan Highway WA
Tawny Frogmouth, Derby
China Wall, just outside Halls Creek
China Wall, just outside Halls Creek
Iron ore roadtrain, main street, Wyndham
Magpie Goose, Marglu Billabong near Wyndham
Radjah Shellducks Parry Lagoon WA
Whistling Kite, Parry Lagoons near Wyndham
Victoria River NT Barra Spot
Victoria River NT Barra Spot
Victoria River NT Barra Spot
Victoria River NT Barra Spot
Freshwater croc, about 5 feet Mataranka
Freshwater croc, about 5 feet Mataranka
A well decorated bar Daly Waters NT
1942 Furphy is this the original tank??
Back road shortcut near Tennant Creek
Spectating kite
The new (to us) grevillia
Crocs near Mataranka Springs
Crocs near Mataranka Springs
Lake Mary Ann, Tennant Creek
Cultural Centre
Chilli at the Daly Waters pub
Bras at the bar
Star Flowers
The Ghan Part 1
The Ghan Part 2
The Ghan Part 2
More Flying Foxes
More Flying Foxes
The Stuart River near Avon Downs
Grave of Aeneas Gunn, Elsey Station
Fill 'er up...more than 100,000 litres
Members of the mysterious Sundowners cult
Rainbow Bee Eater, Parry Lagoon WA
Rainbow Bee Eater, Parry Lagoon WA
Grey Shrike Thrush Parry Lagoon near Wyndham
Old Halls Creek Road near Wyndham
Australian pratincole near Marglu Billabong, near Wyndham
Cockburn Range, Gibb River Road near El Questro
Mystery Object, What is it Brinky?
Ord Dam WA
Mindil Markets
Mindil Night Markets
More of Isa
More of Isa
Beef on the move
Beef on the move
Darwin's getting closer!!
Tribute to Aboriginal Stockmen
Sundowners
Sundowners, Mindil Beach
More stuff for the mines
Maestro discovers camels, hey Rob, what's that??
Whistling Kite near Halls Creek
Ord River barra fishing spot off Parry Creek Road WA
The elusive brolgas, Marglu Billabong near Wyndham
We Love Boabs
Square dancers
Square dancers add some colour , Mindil Markets Darwin he didn't look that happy!!!
In the scrub near Winton
Snake Creek WW2 "shelter" Adelaide River
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