Wed 28th – Sat 31st July. Eighty Mile Beach-Kununurra-Katherine-Bitter Springs

Wednesday 28th July

Awoke at Eighty Mile Beach to a foggy morning, couldn’t even see the ocean from the beach.

 

Departed and met up with Kate and Paul at the nearest Roadhouse.  Their car now has a working Air conditioner.  A travel day today (around 600km’s).  Nothing much to see other than the odd boab tree!

 

Overnight at Ellendale Lake - a free farm stay location near to the road, this was a fantastic little spot with a very picturesque lake.  We arrived a little late so missed out on a position next to the lake.

 

  

 

 

Thursday 29th July

  Up in the morning for a cuppa by the lake, and then a very friendly cow for breakfast.

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

Another long travel day today but some nice scenery.

 

Then set up camp at a roadside rest area (Bow River).

 

 

 

Friday 30th July

Finally leaving Western Australia after 2 months and 2 days…

 

No where near where we planned to be… actually 3500km’s off course!  SO which way should we be going now??

 

Again through some nice scenery.

 

 

Setting up for overnight just before Katherine in another roadside rest area (the second we tried as the first had no room).

 

 

Saturday 31st July

Short trip into Katherine for supplies then on to Bitter Springs before lunch for our overnight stop.

Of course it wasn’t long for us to visit the natural hot springs for a dip.  Water temperature of around 32 degrees, which was quite refreshing as the air temperature was 36 degrees. We spent an hour or two just floating down the creek.