Monthly Archives: July 2013

Kimberley 2013 – day 37

Posted on July 30, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

We get up early before sunrise and at 2.7 degrees celsius to take photos of the painted desert. The camera does not do justice to the ranges you just have to see them. : ) Some wildflowers are out, a … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 36

Posted on July 29, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

We head off late, well that’s 8.30am for a look around Witjira National Park. It’s one of the driest regions in a Australia yet it does have a beauty, though one that should be treated kindly as this desert region … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 35

Posted on July 28, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

We leave Alice Springs and head south down the Old Andado Track, it also forms part of the Binns Track. It was a track full of surprises. We passed over and by rugged ranges and hills, empty landscapes, sand dunes, … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 34

Posted on July 27, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

We left Banka Banka Station where we camped for the night and headed South at the prescribed 130kmh. Blew a tyre just north of Tennant Creek but a quick change and then a quick tyre replacement at Bridgestone Tennant Creek … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 33

Posted on July 26, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

After the moon rose the temperature dropped. By the time the sun started to colour the horizon we woke to a very cold morning and a 1,000 or more Corellas. Temperature at sunrise was 1.7 degrees celsius.. We share the … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 32

Posted on July 25, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

We say bye to Margie and the boabs for another year and start our next adventure : ) We venture down the Duncan Road. This is a road that runs South off the Victoria Highway to Katherine, it runs between … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 31

Posted on July 24, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

We spent the day around Kununurra after our truck fuel tank decided to spring a leak, several actually. We thought this would take weeks to resolve, getting mechanics let alone engineers in this part of the world at this time … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 30

Posted on July 23, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

Happy Birthday to Margaret : ) We head off for Lake Argyle for the day, taking a tour on the lake retuning at sunset. … Lake Argyle is huge. We visit islands that were once extensive rocky outcrops and hills … Continue reading →

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Kimberley 2013 – day 29

Posted on July 22, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

Emma Gorge.

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Kimberley 2013 – day 28

Posted on July 21, 2013 by mjsjbaltais

A very lazy day. A long dip at Zebedee Spring in the morning, these are thermal springs. Then sleep, read and eating while lazing around in deck chairs on the bank of the Pentecost River. We head over to Emma … Continue reading →

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