From Goondiwindi we headed south-west for Bourke, a town on the Darling River which we’d visited before. Instead of taking Google Map’s obvious route we went for another option, using roads we hadn’t been on before. All was well until we realised that some of the road would be dirt. We didn’t want to do…
We’ve been on a short road trip down to Victoria and back to visit a relative who lives west of Melbourne. Back when we were younger we drove the two thousand kilometre trip with two overnight stops but these days we prefer to take our time. Besides, after the incessant rain in the western areas…
The media is full of coronavirus this and coronavirus that. Which is understandable. I never thought in my life that I would be confined to barracks and the football season would be cancelled. Pete and I consider ourselves fortunate that the spectre of contracting Covid-19 hasn’t impacted us much at all. We don’t go out…
The accommodation at Cobbold Gorge resort is basic, but quite acceptable. We stayed in a hut built of corrugated iron, with air conditioning and an en suite bathroom. As I said yesterday, the resort has a restaurant and bar. What more could you want? I woke early and hearing the sounds of pink and grey…
Kununurra and Katherine are both large enough to arrive and look for a place to stay, but Tennant Creek is a bit different. It has a large indigenous population and a reputation for unrest. With that in mind, we tried to book online at a place we’d stayed at before, but the online booking services…