Our Ansett Airlines flight touched down in
nb: there are those who have “push biked” in the remote north – but a little too crazy for us and all our gear!!
That night at our hotel as we were preparing for an early night, we watched in horror and dismay as two airliners crashed into the twin towers in
The next morning in a local café we briefly wondered if we should change our plans, but realized there was no reason to do so. Remote
The next day we picked up the 4 wheel drive “bush camper” – quickly named the “Britzmobile” – after the name of the rental company “Britz”. The Aussie adventure was underway, en route to
The travels were incredible and included transit through both the Northern Territory (N.T.) and Western Australia (W.A.) Among the wonders we experienced: Kakadu National Park - featuring amazing wildlife wetlands, the best Barra Burgers at Douglas Daly Van Park, the sweltering but amazing Butterly Gorge, mmmm - macadamia nut ice cream, Magnetic Termite Mounds, boating on Katherine Gorge, heading west on the Victoria Highway to Lake Kununurra, a welcome afternoon respite next to a bird filled wetland at Parry’s Creek Farm near Wyndham, a short trip up the Gibb River Road, bumping across creeks in the Britzmobile to reach the Bungle Bungles is Purnululu National Park, the continual search for the next “espresso stop”, a visit to the “China Wall” near Halls Creek, kangaroo sausages, “mosies” and the most deet I’ve ever worn in a single night, a wonderful respite at the “Bali Hai Resort” in Broome – including our very own private deluxe outdoor bathroom, tropical fruit smoothies and the freshest baking at the Zoo Café, supply shopping at the Turkey Creek Roadhouse, Karijini National Park, Sunday roast dinner at the Mercure Hotel pub in Tom Price, the best scones and jam in the middle of nowhere, losing and finding the Britzmobile keys while swimming in the Indian Ocean at Ningaloo Reef, lots of bacon and egg breakfast sandwiches, aussie roadhouse “pies”, the Hamlin Homestead tea stop, the “stromatylites”, the other worldly Pinnacles, a rammed earth motel surrounded by eucalyptus trees in Norseman – complete with a roast chicken dinner and pavlova, sea shell laden beaches in the Cape Le Grand National Park, the Taylor St. Tearooms in Esperence, the wineries and cottage industries of Margaret River, a succulent lobster like fresh water creature called a marron – very tasty!!, the lighthouse at Cape Leeuwin in brilliant sunshine, Kauri trees and a tree tops walkway near Walpole, and reclimatization to more urban life in the seaside sister cities Freemantle and Perth. All in all we drove lots of rough road, forded rivers, observed bush fires, ate very well, and once again experienced the incredible inclusiveness of the Australian people, always feeling like we were amongst “best mates”.
Photographically, in the month prior to departure, I had taken an infra red photography course from a wonderful
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