Gibb River Road Trip - Mt Elizabeth Station

after a long day of work in mt barnett (kupingarri) we headed off for mt elizabeth station where we were to stay that evening (in a room this time).  when we got there, dusty, hot, and weary, we were met with an incredible oasis.  it was heaven.  we were greeted by wallabies, provided with hot tea and hummingbird cake (pineapple and banana bread with cream cheese frosting!), had beautiful hot showers, relaxed in the garden, played with the wallabies, patted the horses. yeah it was awesome. didn't have time to view the gorges which was too bad but maybe next time.  i was enthralled by the pet wallabies!  we had a lovely dinner there, met some nice people, and slept very well. see all the photos here Gibb River Road Trip 2011

drive to darwin - june holiday

we're finally back after 5 wonderful weeks away!  i've broken up the trip into 6 sections.  the first part of the trip saw us driving from derby, along the great northern highway, to darwin over three days.  what an incredible drive. the first day we left at 6am and it took us 9 hours to get to kununurra where we camped at discovery park along the lake.  the drive was so beautiful. we saw all kinds of wildlife along the way like wallabies, cows, birds, snakes, goana's, lizards, etc. next day we explored kununurra for a bit and then drove to katherine where we stayed with friends of a friend. next day we explored katherine gorge which was fantastic and then drove up to darwin.  on the way we stopped to hike into edith falls - a really beautiful oasis. on the way from kununurra to darwin we saw wedge tailed eagles, wild pigs, wild horses, and lots more of the typical wildlife.  we also saw many beautiful mountains (hills really) and incredible sweeping vistas. left for bali at 2am...which was a bit rough. see more photos of our drive through the kimberley and into the nothern territory (to the top end!) in this album