July started with 2 driving days. 1650 km to Darwin and away from the centre to the warm tropics. We did it in two legs, a massive 1050k / 10h to Daly Waters and shorter 600k / 5 hours to our friends, Paul and Emma in Darwin. Highlights on the way included crossing the Tropic […]

Our next leg (June 29) was to Glen Helen Gorge in the West MacDonnell Ranges. This was our first dirt road leg, the Mereenie Loop Road. 155km that we had been warned was “sandy and very rutted” when we tried to get the permit to use it.    In reality it was not too bad; lots […]