Western Australia

I was going to do a 4wding course before I came on this trip, but for a variety of reasons didn’t get around to it. I tell you, there’s nothing like learning on the job! …

“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 …

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. …

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, …

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 …