Jamestown – SA

It was a pleasant drive from Adelaide to Jamestown to our overnight stop. As you would have read in a previous post we stopped into the town of Burra along the way. We spent more time looking around than we Read More …

Barrier Highway – Jamestown SA to Broken Hill – NSW

After leaving Jamestown we headed towards the NSW border and Broken Hill. I saw on Wikki Camps that there were a couple of donation camps along the Barrier Highway, so we decided to investigate. Along the way we saw quite Read More …

Sir Charles Todd Memorial Rest Area – NT

About a day’s drive south of Mataranka we stopped for an overnighter at the Sir Charles Todd Memorial Overland Telegraph roadside rest area. This is a basic stop on the main highway and can’t be missed because of the big Read More …

Low Cost/Free camping – WA/NT border to Katherine NT

Travelling the Victoria Highway from the WA/NT border heading towards Katherine there are quite a few areas to free camps if you’re looking for an overnight stop. Some have toilets some don’t. This is a list of the ones we Read More …

Katherine to Tennant Creek – NT

We drove through two free camps while driving between Katherine and Tennant Creek in the NT. It was mid morning and as you can see there was no one around. Great stops if your looking for a free camp with Read More …

Katherine – NT

If you have been following our travels you will know that we finally left Western Australia after four wonderful months and have headed into the top end of the ‘Northern Territory’ and more croc country. The ever changing landscape is Read More …

Pussy Cat Flats – NT

We left Jabiru in the NT’s Kakadu National Park and spent the day exploring several areas along the way to Pine Creek including the Yellow Waters area, Cooinda, and Gungural Campground which you can read about on our previous posts. Read More …

Mataranka – Bitter Springs – NT

The township of Mataranka sits on the upper reaches of the Roper River and about an hour’s drive south east of Katherine in the NT. It’s a small town that services outlying cattle stations and Aboriginal Communities and many l Read More …

Point Samson, Karratha and Dampier – WA

Over the last few days we have been exploring the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In particular the central Pilbara coastal area and it’s amazingly ever changing landscape. Initially we thought we would stay in Karratha, and take advantage of Read More …

Mildura – Victoria

We had a great time checking out Mildura and surrounding areas and loved staying at the Buronga Caravan Park on the mighty Murray River. Awesome location to set up and go exploring from. See the previous post. After collecting our Read More …