We had enjoyed a much-needed break in Alice Springs before continuing our journey along the longest shortcut in Australia. Our plan was to head north from Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway until we reached the Plenty Highway, which would eventually lead us to the Urandangi Road. From there, we would make our final stretch…
We arrived at the Yulara caravan park in the early afternoon with plans to do the Kings Canyon walk the next day. Yulara is a small town located in the Northern Territory of Australia, approximately 18 kilometers from the world-famous Uluru rock formation, also known as Ayers Rock. The town was specifically built to serve…
The next morning, we left Leonora and hit the dirt again on the Great Central Road. We refueled the car and filled up four diesel canisters. We were a bit uncertain about what might happen on this road since it is not used by tourists much. Laverton WA – sleepy outback town Ahead of us,…
Our next two destinations before hitting Great Central Road was Gwalia ghost town and Antony Gormley Inside Australia Lake Ballard sculptures. Antony Gormley Inside Australia sculptures – Art Project Sculptures The next morning, we left Kalgoorlie Boulder and headed to Menzies. Menzies is now an abandoned town and serves as a local attraction, reminiscent of…
On the way at last! We were able to fold the trailer in our best recorded time today and we are ready to go inland again. We decided to drive the longest shortcut in Australia – 4,600 km from Perth to Cairns via Great Central Road. Our next stop was Kalgoorlie Boulder with its huge Kalgoorlie…
Despite car technical issues we decided to drive inland to explore Karijini National Park. The bitumen road was picturesque but more often flat and boring. We drove 330 km in total emptiness with no trees, mountains or even small hills. Just grass, only grass. Dales Campground – Eastern Karijini National Park Further inland it was very…
Our next destination was Windjana Gorge – the best place to see freshwater crocodiles. The road through Leopold Ranges was perhaps the most picturesque on the entire Gibb River Rd. These hills are just beautiful, plus thousands of baobabs thriving in the most amazing places and dried nearly to dust golden grasses of spinifex. Despite…
In the next part of our Kimberley adventure, we were planning to visit four stunning Kimberley Gorges. First we arrived at Mt Elizabeth Station, located 30 km from Gibb River Road. A sign at the gate reminded us that we were entering the station and asked us not to shoot the cows. We chuckled and…
After leaving Ellenbrae Station, our next major destination was Mitchell Falls, which was still 400 km away. Our plan was to stop for a night at Drysdale River Station and then leave the trailer behind the next day, taking only the car to Mitchell Falls. In the morning, before hitting the Gibb River Road, we…
Our next destination was El Questro. The place is located at the beginning of Gibb River Road. As I predicted, there were big crowds at least at the beginning of Gibb River Rd. Emma Gorge On the way to El Questro, we stopped to see Emma Gorge, one of the most beautiful gorges in Kimberley. The…
