The Victoria Hotel Port Fairy

Alot of driving up north, we left Wester Australia and corssed into Northen Territory with a time difference of +1.5 hours, just as we passed the border we had a blow out of the front left tyre! luckily we had a spare one and horsed it on before proceeding up to Lake Victoria to our camp site for the night. Following day we headed north to the Kathrine Hot springs which were quite nice as well, there was a mud slide at the side of the springs so i took a blast of that, fun fun :) We just kept...

Back on the 900m long Ghan the Crazy Canadians and I played cards & dice to kill some of the 24 hour journey to Darwin. Fortunately there was a 4 hour break in the trip at Katherine where I opted for a boat tour along the Gorge. Nice, but not spectacular when compared to other sites. Taking the Ghan from Adelaide to Darwin was something that I had on my "To Do" list for several years, but despite devouring The Da Vinci Code, I'm glad it was not a return trip! I found Darwin a relaxed, cle...

Hey everyone Hope you are all well? First things first, I have FINALLY managed to upload some photos - right back to my last Sydney update, so take a look if you get the chance to. I am loving being back on the road, and what a road the Great Ocean one is! Before I left Melbourne I made sure I got the important things in - trying out the amazing cake shops (I recommend Chocolate Kougelhoupf cake, like nothing I've ever tasted!), getting a few Boost Juice smoothies in (I am well and truly addi...

OK, so turns out you just don't get used to temperatures over 43 degrees. The humidity has added to the fun now too, and lets not forget the flys!! Never mind eh, I'm in Australia!! Left Alice Springs heading up towards Darwin. Crossed back over into the Tropics so the scenery has changed alot, being more similar to around Cairns now. Stopped at some thermal pools for a very welcome swim, great jungle setting and with hundreds of flying fox bats hanging upside down from the trees which was pr...

After a night in Darwin we set off on the 4 wheel drive portion of the trip, in a big truck. First stop was Litchfield National Park, where we stopped to admire the giant termite mounds, some 3 times my height!! We also went on a river ride to spot the crocs and birdlife, including the big Jabiru. The first night we saw the first rain since leaving Adelaide nearly two weeks ago, in the form of a big thunderstorm. The lightening was non-stop! It also cooled the night temperature down enough th...