Soooooo….there was a whole story here, all typed up off-line. Bloody technology erased it all when we got internet reception, so take 2:
We woke up a bit later, at around 7.45 am and had breakfast. Nossi got his Valium to prepare him for the trip and we packed up. After checking that the alternator is still hanging on we hit the road.
A doped up dog works well when traveling 🙂
And as always, Dotti travels easily and seems to enjoy the ride.
Then the scenery starts to get interesting with more mountains. Oh, there is a bit of a warning here: if you’re a surfer dude or girl and not so much into mountains, then I suggest you take that short holiday you always wanted to have ‘cuz theres gonna be a whole lot of mountain pics’. Marjo loves them and she controlled the camera. I must say they turned out nice and there are some nice views here.
To give you a sample:
Also, since we hit Katherine, rivers start earning their name and actually show water:
We now start seeing some other vegetation, such as the nice Coolibah tree which has a nice branch structure whether with or without leaves.
Then more mountains and even Boab trees. Not the single one with a sign such as in Katherine, but thousands of them. Very interesting looking tree.
We pull quite early into a nice road stop and find a spot with some shade. Then someone left, leaving a much larger shady area, which comes at a premium on 38 degree days. So we move camp and set up in the shade. Then we find out what bull dust is: thick and very fine red dust that, with every step you take, engulfs your foot and leaves a little puff cloud. The dogs and everything turns dusty red and becomes a mess.
So when the sun set, we move again. Three sites at the same rest area. Luckily there are not many people there. Then we have a little dried dirt with some dried flat vegetation. We hook up Marjo’s bush shower back and all take our turn hosing off the hot dust.
Because this is our last night in Northern Territory, Marjo gets all organized and wants to prepare our cavity search. It is not allowed to enter Western Australia with anything that can bring in unwanted bugs. So we had a very healthy day with lots of fruit and veggies. Also Marjo dived deep into the honeypot and I cracked some nuts.
Can’t remember exactly where we found the macadamia nuts but now, many weeks later drying in the sun on our dashboard, they seem very edible. Nice even!
Posted from Baines, Northern Territory, Australia.
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