Category Archives: Odyssey #1 2012: Australia Europe

DAY 16    TUESDAY 7th AUGUST 2012 PORT SMITH LAGOON CAMP You know the sort of night you have when you have a wog?  It’s a bit of a hack when you want to have a good ‘hawk’ but afraid to … Continue reading →

DAY 14   SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST 2012 MESA CAMP TO WILLARE BRIDGE CAMP (Including a side trip to Derby) Last night was a long one as we went to bed just before eight, which means by 2-00am we are awake and … Continue reading →

DAY 12     FRIDAY 3RD  AUGUST 2012 WYNDHAM CAMP to KUNUNURRA to BOW RIVER CAMP. The first important happening for today was to backtrack to Kununurra to get assistance with the removal of the pivot bolt on the alternator.  I rang … Continue reading →

DAY 8   MONDAY 30TH  JULY 2012 BIRDING KUNUNURRA LAGOON CAMP The interesting feature of this bird is not only do they walk on lily pads, but the adults put chicks under their wings when threatened, carrying them with the chick’s … Continue reading →

DARWIN TO PERTH — THE START OF LEG 3. DAY 1   23RD JULY 2012          GROOTE EYLANDT TO DARWIN STEVE’S DECK CAMP An important note: Tim has taken a new teaching position on Thursday Island. The moving process happened within two … Continue reading →

DAY 5    27th JULY 2012        STREET SWEEPER CAMP to DRY GRASS CAMP  (East of Victoria River) Will I ever cease packing?  First job drag the kayak trailer out and repack and tidy up, a bush rat had made a nest … Continue reading →

GROOTE FAMILY About five years ago a family decided to take Tim into their family and by association that meant Bev and I are also part of the family.  On Groote Eylandt we have aunties, uncles, nieces, nephews and last … Continue reading →

As mentioned previously in this leg of the blog there are a number of places that outsiders are not permitted to go on Groote Eylandt unless in the company of a traditional owner, however because we became close friends with … Continue reading →

GEOLOGICAL FEATURES Many travellers say they are not really interested in geology but unconsciously they are because why else would they flock to the Three Sisters, the Bungle Bungles, Uluru, the Great Ocean Road, the Himalayas and the Grand Canyon. … Continue reading →

EARLY VISITORS The indigenous folk of Groote have had outsiders coming to their land for thousands of years and the reasons, whether it was a thousand years ago or today, are still basically the same. They come to exploit natural … Continue reading →