Author Archives: onlinewheatleys

El Questro

Posted on September 20, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Just off the great Northern Highway, we let down our tyres for the second time in one day and rumbled down the track beside the dusky Cockburn Ranges. We took the side track to El Questro, shaking Southwards according to … Continue reading →

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Bungle Bungles

Posted on September 18, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

As you can see we have come a long way and we are already in W.A. Right now we are in the Bungle Bungles, also known as Purnululu. On our first day we did a walk that leads to Echidna … Continue reading →

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Last Days in the Territory

Posted on September 17, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Saw our first serious road accident on the Kakadu Highway. 2 German tourists rolled a Wicked Camper. We were the first on the scene with a sat. phone and Spike called 000. (You can spot him in the pic) Aussies … Continue reading →

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Yellow Water

Posted on September 16, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking….but this blog is about a billabong! Oh get a grip! That is not how it is created!! OK!!? We were on a cruise. On a boat. Down Yellow Water with a lovely tour guide … Continue reading →

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Stone Country Festival

Posted on September 2, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Gurrung – from August to October is the hot dry season in Kakadu. Happily for us it is also the season of the Stone Country Festival in Gunbalyana (formerly known as Oenpelli). Once a year, the locals open their home … Continue reading →

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Return to Ubirr

Posted on September 1, 2011 by onlinewheatleys

Closure.  It has taken 27 years, but I have been reconciled with Ubirr.  As a teenager, on a trip with another family, we visited Ubirr. It was hot, as usual, and looking at rock art was not an inspiring afternoon’s … Continue reading →

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