Driving the Oombi Track – Days 7 & 8
“Hey Kath” called Jed yesterday morning “Can you make banana bread?” “Yeah, sure. As long as I’ve got the ingredients.” Well it just so happened that Jed had overripe bananas, and flour. I put out …
Driving the Oombi Track – Days 5 & 6
Once again – where do I start? How about I’m having a margarita by the Patrick River while watching the sunset. I’m celebrating having crossed a muddy creek when other more experienced 4wders got stuck. …
Driving the Oombi Track – Days 3 & 4
I was thinking about whether to start this blog with “We set the country alight today”, or “Fuck this is rocky country”, or even “The temperature range here is phenomenal”. All those statements are true, …
Driving the Oombulgurri Track – Day 1 and 2
As I write this I’m sitting by the Durack River, where we’re currently camping on day 1 of driving the Oombi Track. And it is stunningly beautiful. I woke up this morning and lay in …
Mataranka, Bitter Springs & Katherine thermal pools – Which is best?
While I was sitting with my champagne breakfast at Daly Waters pub on my way north, I was still mulling over whether to stay at Mataranka Homestead or Bitter Springs camp ground. I’d had many …
Camping essentials I can’t do without
Well I’ve done a few months on the road now (mostly, I had a couple of weeks off for Christmas with the family), so my equipment has had a pretty good workout. I discovered a …