THIS IS THE LAST OFTHE NORTHERN TERRITORY WAFFLE INCLUDING CENTRAL OZ...I'M GONNA GIVE IT A SCORE OF 7 OUTA 10...ALSO I'VE JUST NOTICED I FORGOT TO WRITE 14.6.8 AT THE PAGE IN BETWEEN THE 13.6.08 AND 15.6.08!
19.6.08.
8.15AM...SLEPT ON AND OFF...TOO HOT...TOSSED AND TURNED ALL NIGHT.
8.30AM...KETTLE ON.
8.50AM...CUPPATEA.
9.30AM...TOAST AND JAM.
9.50AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.30AM...ANOTHER CUPPA TEA.
11.00AM...WALKINGTO THE BUS STOP.
11.20AM...ON THE BUS TO CENTRE OF DARWIN.
11.45AM...WALKING TO MUSEUM...SWEAT DRIPPING.
12.10PM...MUSEUM...THANK GOD IT'S AIR CONDITIONED.
12.40PM...LOADSA DIFFERENT SECTIONS IN THIS MUSEUM...FOSSILS/STONES AND BONES/FISH/REPTILES...ALSO A ROOM DEDICATED TO CYCLONE TRACY...THE CYCLONE THAT DEVASTATED DARWIN IN 1974...THIS FOR ME WAS THE MOST INTERESTING...ALSO THEY HAVE A STUFFED CROCODILE CALLED'SWEETHEART'...IT APPARENTLY TERRORISED DARWIN BEFORE BEING KILLED ACCIDENTLY...THEY WERE ONLY GONNA CAPTURE THE BEAST...BUT THEY ACCIDENTLY DROWNED IT!
2.10PM...NOT THE BEST MUSEUM...BIT OF A MISH-MASH OF THINGS...LOTS OF PAITINGS BY LOCAL ARTISTS...PERHAPS I HAVE SEEN TO MANY MUSEUMS NOW...THER ARE CERTAINLY BETTER MUSEUMS TO VISIT.
2.40PM...BACK ON BUS TO TOWN CENTRE.
3.05PM...EATERIE...LAMB WRAPS/BOWL OF CHIPS...EXCELLENT LAGER...BIT PRICEY.
4.30PM...SUPERMARKET...NUNEEDS TALC ETC.
5.30PM...BACK ON BUS TO CAMP.
6.40PM...BACON SANDWICH.
7.10PM...DRINKING WINE...WAFFERLING WITHTWO NEW ZEALAND GIRLS...PLEASANT EVENING.
20.6.08.
7.40AM...ANOTHER NIGHTOFHEAT...NOT SLEEPING WELL.
7.55AM...KETTLE ON.
8.10AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.30AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.55AM...LAST OF THE WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.30AM...PACKED UP AND READY TO ROLL.
9.50AM..PETROL STATION.
11.00AM...ON THE KAKADO HIGHWAY...HEADING INTO THE BUSH.
11.15AM...STOPPED AT A PLACE[CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME]...TO GO ON A CRUISE TO SEE THE JUMPING CROCODILES...LAST CRUISE WENT AT 11.00AM...NEXT NOT TILL 1.00PM...OUCH!
11.30AM...DECIDE TO SIT AND WAIT...NU REALLY WANTS TO GO ON THE CRUISE.
11.45AM...EATING ORANGES...READING MAGAZINE...BRITISH BALLS...BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN.
12.55PM...BOARDING CRUISE BOAT.
1.10PM...WE ARE OUT ON THE RIVER...NU READY WITHCAMERA.
1.25PM...GIRL AS A PIECE OF MEAT DANGLING FROM A LINE AND TEASES THE CROCS TILL THEY START JUMPING FOR THE FEAST.
2.10PM...BACK ON SHORE.
2.20PM...DRIVING ONTO NEXT CAMPSITE.
3.05PM...MARY RIVER CAMPSITE...IT DOESN'T LOOK THE BEST...BUT WE HAVE LAUNDRY TO DO...BOOK IN...PARK UP...LOADSA FLIES.
3.40PM...NU GOES TO DO LAUNDRY.
3.50PM...NU RETURNS...THEY HAVE ONLY ONE MACHINE AND IT DOESN'T WORK...OUCH!
4.00PM...I'M COOKING TEA...SPUD/CAULI/CABBAGE/ONION/CARROT/MINCE MEAT...SPENT HALF MY TIME FIGHTING OFF FLIES!
4.50PM...EATEN HALF OF IT...THE OTHER HALF FOR REHEAT EAT TOMORROW...TASTED OK.
6.30PM...DECIDED TO MOVE INSIDE VAN...TO MANY INSECTS.
7.10PM...SITTING ON BED...READING BRITISH BALLS .
21.6.08.
7.00AM...NU UP EARLY...SHE JUST WANTS TO GET OUTA THIS PLACE.
7.10AM...KETTLE ON.
7.15AM...NU GONE FOR SHOWER.
7.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.50AM...I'M OFF FOR MY SHOWER.
8.15AM...NIETHER OF US FEEL HUNGRY...SO WE GET VAN SORTED.
8.45AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
9.30AM...DRIVING TOWARDS JABURU.
11.00AM...TURNED OFF FOR UBIRR.
11.30AM...UBIRR...THIS IS A PLACE OF ANCIENT ABORIGINAL PAINTINGS.
1.00PM...OK...SO THEY ARE OLD AND ABORIGINAL...CHILD LIKE DRAWINGS AND GRAFITTI ON ROCKS?
1.15PM...BACK ON THE ROAD.
1.50PM...JABURU INFO CENTRE.
2.05PM...WATCHING FILM ON ABORIGINAL HISTORY.
3.10PM...THE FILM WAS INTERESTING...THE ELDER ABORIGINALS ARE FINDING IT HARD FOR ANY OF THE YOUNG ONES TO FOLLOW IN THERE FOOTSTEPS.
3.30PM...BACK ON THE ROAD.
4.05PM...COOINDA CAMPSITE.
4.10PM...BOOKED IN.
4.25PM...NU DOING LAUNDRY...THE WASHING MACHINE WORKS!
4.50PM...REHEATED THE SECOND HALF OF YESTERDAYS MEAL.
5.30PM...NU IN POOL.
6.20PM...DARKNESS DESCENDING.
6.30PM...LAUNDRY ALL DONE...ALL CLEAN...ALL DRY.
7.00PM...NU HAVING A SHOWER...I'M HAVING A BEER.
22.6.08.
3.30AM!!...BOTH AWAKE...ITS TOO HOT TOSLEEP.
3.40AM...KETTLE ON.
3.50AM...CUPPA TEA.
4.00AM...READING NEWSPAPER...NU WRITING LETTER.
5.00AM...GONNA TRY TO GO TO SLEEP.
7.30AM...MUST HAVE GONE OUT LIKE A LIGHT...READY FOR A CUPPA.
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...WOMAN PASSING INFORMS US THERE ARE FREE PANCAKES FOR ANYONE ON SITE.
8.30AM...QUICK SHOWER.
8.50AM...I HAVE FOUR SMALLISH PANCAKES...TWO EACH...WITH CREAM AND SYRUP.
9.05AM...I HAVE ANOTHER FOUR SMALLISH PANCAKES...TWO EACH...WITH CREAM...I WAS SO EXCITED I FORGOT THE SYRUP!
9.30AM...ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO GO.
11.40AM...KATHERINE.
12.05PM...SUPERMARKET.
1.10PM...CAMPSITE NAMED LOW LEVEL...I CONCUR!
1.50PM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
2.30PM...READING NEWSPAPER...NU FINISHING LETTER SHE STARTED EARLIER.
3.20PM...NU GONE FOR SWIM...I'M CHATTING WITH OZ CHAP.
4.20PM...CHEESE/CUCUMBER SANDWICH...GLASS OF WINE.
6.00PM...SITTING WITH OZ NIEGHBOURS...BIT BORED.
9.00PM...READY FOR BED...WELL THATS ANOTHER DAY OVER...WELL THATS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE AT THE MOMENT...MY ENTHUSIASM IS WILTING...NEED A HAIR CUT...NEED SOMETHING NEW...SOMETHING DIFFERENT...EVERYWHERE LOOKS AND SMELLS THE SAME.
23.6.08.
7.05AM...FEEL LISTLESS...NO GET UPAND GO.
7.20AM...KETTLE ON.
7.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.50AM...SHOWER.
8.15AM...BACON OMMELETTE/CUPPA TEA.
9.10AM...SAYING OUR FAREWELLS TO OUR NIEGHBOURS.
9.35AM...PARKED UP IN KATHERINE.
10.00AM...SEARCHING FOR HAIRDRESSERS.
11.00AM...I'M HAVING A HAIR CUT...MUCH NEEDED ACCORDING TO NU!
11.05AM...NU HAVING THE WORKS...HAIR CUT/NAILS/EYEBROWS...I'M GONNA GO FOR A WALK ROUND THE SHOPS.
12.20PM...NU ALL SORTED AND SMILEY.
12.35PM...BACK IN VAN...FOOT DOWN TO VICTORIA RIVER.
1.10PM...THIS IS ONE LONG BORING ROAD...BARREN-NESS.
2.20PM...VICTORIA RIVER...HAD A LOOK AT THE CAMPSITE...NOT IMPRESSED...GONNA DRIVE ON TO TIMBER CREEK.
3.30PM...TIMBER CREEK...ANOTHER PITIFUL PLACE...BUT I'VE DONE ENOUGH DRIVING TODAY.
3.50PM...BOOKED IN.
4.40PM...COOKING CHILLI.
5.20PM...NOT THE BEST CHILLI I HAVE EVER COOKED...OUCH!
6.00PM...NU CHATTING WITH OTHER TRAVELLERS.
6.30PM...I'M OFF TO THE BAR.
6.50PM...PLAYING POOL.
7.10PM...WON KINDA EASILY...OZ CHAP DIDN'T WANNA PLAY ANY MORE...THEY HATE GETTING BEATEN BY A POMME!
7.30PM...BACK WITH NU.
24.6.08.
7.15AM...MORNING WORLD.
7.25AM...KETTLE ON.
7.40AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.55AM...SHOWER.
8.20AM...SCRAMBLED EGGS ON TOAST/CUPPA COFFEE.
8.40AM...REALISED WE ARE CROSSING THE BORDER TODAY...NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE FRUIT ACROSS...GAVE OUR ORANGES...BAR TWO...TO SOME YOUNGSTERS.
9.20AM...FILLING UP WITH FUEL...2.03 DOLLARS A LITRE!
9.35AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
10.50AM...STOP AT LAYBY...ORANGE AND APPLE EACH TO DEVOUR...PUT CUCUMBER IN BIN.
11.10AM...BORDER...WOMAN HOLDS UP SIGN STATING WHAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE INTO WESTERN AUSTRALIA...TOLD HER WE HAD SCOFFED ALL THE FRUIT...BUT TOLD HER THAT I DID HAVE A PACKET OF PEANUTS...SHE SAID THATS OK...SHE WAS A VERY PLEASANT LADY.
11.20AM...OFFR WE DRIVE...FOR SOME REASON THE ENGINE BACKED FIRED?...BIT WORRYING.
11.50AM...LAKE ARGYLE...HAD A LOOK...IT'S JUST A VAST BLUE POND.
1.05PM...KUNUNURRA...KIMBERLEY CAMPSITE.
1.50PM...NU GONE FOR A SWIM...I HEAD FOR THE TOWN CENTRE.
2.15PM...TOWN CENTRE...SEARCHING FOR NEWSAGENTS FOR ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
2.30PM...INFORMED BOTH NEWSAGENTS IN TOWN DO NOT STOCK MY NEWSPAPER!
2.50PM...SUPERMARKET.
3.20PM...BOTTLE SHOP...NU REQUIRES BEER.
4.00PM...PETROL STATION...FILLED UP TO THE BRIM.
4.20PM...BACK WITH NU.
5.00PM...YESTERDAYS CHILLI REHEATED...TASTED OK...BEER.
5.30PM...CHATTING WITH FELLOW CAMPERS...LISTENING TO THE BARKING OWL.
7.00PM...PHONED WILLIAM.
8.00PM...HAVING A WHISKEY.
RED ANTS...
RED DUST...
RED WINE...
BYE FOR NOWZ!
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