We have now left Broome and had a reasonably short trip up to Derby. Our departure was a little delayed due to lack of working air pressure pumps at the first garage and we needed to find another to put air in the tyres for today's and tomorrow's trip on tarred roads then we need to let out the air for the Gibb River Road - such pressure!! Following on from my blog yesterday we left Middle Lagoon and drove the short distance up to Cape Leveque. We arrived...

Well it has been a little over a week since I last posted a blog and we have done a lot and seen a lot since then. On our last day in Broome we caught up with The Haggarty's, who had come up from Port Smith to see us. We enjoyed lunch on the waterfront at Cable Beach and compared notes on places we had seen coming across the country. On Monday morning we set off bright and early for Middle Lagoon. It is only about 140 klms up the Dampier Peninsular but the ro...

It is Saturday night in Broome and we have just got back from the Divers Tavern across the road where we watched Australia play Wales in rugby. I can't reveal who won as Ian has taped the match to watch when he returns home from a camping trip in Norwich. This is our second night at the Tavern because although we had decided not to watch any more Origin games the lure was too strong so we watched NSW even this years series. We have explored Broome and have both...

You are all probably totally confused if you read our last blog entry from Fitzroy Crossing, South Australia. Yes we were in Fitzroy Crossing and yes it is in Western Australia! We are not lost,yet! Our second day at Fitzroy Crossing started with a very relaxing morning and then in the afternoon we went on a picturesque and informative tour of Geickie Gorge. It was run by an aboriginal elder and he told us about some aboriginal family traditions and history ...

We awoke this morning after a disturbed night caused by noise from the local's celebrations that seemed to go on all night and occasionally be accompanied by a dog fight somewhere. We started to pack up but got waylaid by a lovely family that we met on our first day on the Tanami and had also caught up with at Sturt Creek when we stayed overnight. They are traveling a similar route to us and have 3 children, one 5 year old and twins that are 18 months old. Once...