Day 60: It's a long, hot, windy drive along the Tablelands Highway. A single, crumbling lane, bordered on both sides by flat, treeless and grassless pastureland. How does anything survive out here? But, we pass herds of cows gathered at the water troughs, chewing on what can only be their own cud. These properties are harsh country and it's amazing to think some of the best beef is produced here. It is hard to explain the relentless nothingness. The absolute de...

Day 59: Borroloola, Bing Bong & King Ash Bay. We decide to stay at Cape Crawford for the two nights, as it is the intersection for our drive into QLD. The drive to Borroloola has my pulse slightly risen, as we pass a fair bit of morning traffic and much of it road trains, but we arrive safely. We check out Borroloola, Bing Bong and have lunch at King Ash Bay. It's amazing to think we are on the edge of the Gulf. This is our last day in the Territory! We h...

Day 58: With the mail delivered and the banking done, we hit the road with a big drive ahead of us. We are heading for Borroloola, which is about 50+kms off the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. We have lunch at the Highway Inn, under the smallest tree, with the littlest bit of shade, on the driest, dustiest stretch of road, the Carpentaria Hwy. It's a long drive, on a single lane 'road', passing cars, other caravaners, and of course, the notorious road train...

Day 57: Cutta Cutta Caves. After an easy morning, we decide to check out Cutta Cutta Caves, located about 30+kms south of Katherine. When we arrive, we are surprised that it costs a pretty penny, so our expectations are high. The 12 o'clock tour begins and we walk the 750m to the mouth of the cave, to meet our guide. It's a big group, so I decide to hang at the back...and I'm glad I did. The Cutta Cutta Caves are unique, in that they are dry caves, whereas ot...

Day 56: Mary River RH will not rate in the top fifty. Say no more. We leave Kakadu, and head for Katherine. It's an uneventful drive and we arrive for lunch. We are stopping here for two nights, as we have mail to pick up, and we didn't time the LWE very well with its delivery. But it's an opportunity to chill out, as we have been busy sightseeing in Kakadu, and it gives the kids a chance to just do kid stuff. F x