Day 104

12/10/2009

Several Wallabies around the camp site this morning picking up scraps from last night. They're probably considered a pest by the Australians, but they seem quite cute to us.

Had a text from Pat and Simon saying they expect to be in Darwin at least until Thursday. So far they have paid out AU$2185 which is about £1100 and that is based on only needing a single quarantine inspection and no extra cleaning. They are still keeping the "ship home" option in their minds.

We visited Katherine Gorge but decided to walk up to a lookout point and not take the boat ride. Great view from the top but glad we did it at 8:30 and not midday.

Travelled further south today with a stop to buy some insect repellent (they are very persistent here), fuel at 85p per litre (65p in Darwin) and a lunch stop at a cafe in Larrimah (population 13) recommended in Lonely Planet. Unfortunately there was a sign on the gate saying "Closed - Gone Shopping". As the nearest shops of any size were 200km away, we didn't hang around.

Overtook our first vehicle on the highway this evening after driving a total of 1278km. The roads here aren't exactly busy.

Camping tonight at a site by the Stuart Highway about 160km north of Three Ways where we will turn left tomorrow and head east to Queensland.

Lat 18 19.08 S
Long 133 47.47 E
Distance 1287km
Town Renner Springs