Well we are in Kununnurra and have coverage for the next hour or so, soooo here comes the catch up blogs
Monday July 21
For us it was an early start today, we actually left the campsite at 0840 (for landlubbers 8.40am). There were a few other people at the campsite, a group of 3 caravans, 2 camper trailers together and a group of young people sharing a camper van and a station wagon. The reason for the early start was a 225km drive to Edith Falls where we had been told to arrive before lunch to have any chance of a spot. 
First stop was the southern end of the billabong on the South Alligator River ( so named by one of the early British navigators who thought that the crocodiles were alligators and there were plenty of them here) called the Yellow Water place, strange name because the waters were a lovely blue colour. The cruises here must be popular as there were 4 quite large flat bottomed boats tied up at the purpose built jetty. There was also a raised, above the water and grasses, walkway. A fairly pretty place with the green water grass stretching of into the distance. The bird life was reasonable with white storks (or brolgas??) ducks and I got a good photograph of a eagle sitting on a tree stump. The scenery whilst driving is fairly ordinary, lots of small trees, undergrowth and termite mounds, this park like most parks relies upon the various special spots to create interest and those spots are generally very nice. In this case we appeared to be surrounded by a low mountain, or hill, range.  We cleared the park threw the exit gate/pillars, but due to my camera not behaving properly missed a photograph 
So back on Stuart Hwy to Edith Falls which is about 19km the other side of the hwy.  This place is busy, we arrived at about 12.40pm and wren the last van in, although later in the day a couple more vans and some tents came in. So we parked then I went for a swim in the lovely plunge pool at the foot of the waterfalls, Elaine had a nana nap then joined me at the pool. 

Wednesday July 24

Well not much happened yesterday and we were out of range, so no blog yesterday and this blog probably won't go live until tomorrow. 
Yesterday we stayed at Edith Falls, I did the so called loop walk in the morning to justify my breakfast. The walk is 2.6km up over and down again, mostly over rocky ground so it is rather good exercise. The time suggested is 1.5 to 2 hrs, as I started out I met a lady who does the walk daily (she must be one of the local staff although I did not see any staff quarters) and had just completed it in 31mins!!!! Anyway I took just under 1.5hrs and it was a great walk. We then had breakfast, swim, did a couple of jobs, swim and read in that order. This is a typical national park campground, reasonably set out, basic facilities and to our mind much better than the more caravan parks which have more facilities, but we don't need pools etc, usually pack the vans in tighter and charge considerably more for the privilege. 
Today we got going fairly early in the hopes of getting a wheel alignment in Katherine as our front wheels appear to be out of alignment, no such luck. So we settled for swapping the front wheel, left to right etc, to even out the wear. We probably won't get an alignment until at least Kununnurra or maybe Broome. So with a bit of shopping done we started our journey west. Tonight we are at a roadside rest are called the Limestone Creek rest area, a very basic but pleasant enough spot. When we pulled in there were 5 vans here, but as we go to bed there is more like 20. 

Thursday July 24

Day 3 without coverage but we soldier on regardless!
This morning I went for a walk to find Limestone Creek, but despite a 2km trek that ended when the track turned to high grass, I had to walk 2km back without sighting the creek. So we left our camp, ax usual well after most of the others and continued west. We are travelling on the Victoria Hwy which stretches from Katherine to Kununnurra and crosses the border into Western Australia. The scenery today had been quite spectacular as we passed through the mountains surrounding the Victoria River. The vegetation is still relatively low trees and scrub but the mountains, not very high, are varied and rocky. After thinking about stopping at the Victoria River road house we continued on to Timber Creek where we refuelled as this will be our last chance before Kununnurra   We then found a side road, at least Elaine did because I was driving. Up the hills we went, steep road at that but good sealed road, to the lookouts, 2 one after the other and the view from both was well worth the effort. Then to our campsite for the night, Big Horse Creek campground which is very expensive at $3.30each !!!! It is the usual basic camp, some marked specs but mostly just fit in where you can with basic long drop ablutions and in this case close to the river. We got here about 2.30pm and there was very little space left, but after cruising round we found a spot and backed into it (we like to be facing out whenever we park for the night) with a bit of help from Elaine and our neighbours. More people have arrived, most could not find a spot but a couple of the smaller units have squeezed in. 

Friday July 25
We decided to spend an extra day here at the Big Horse Creek campground for 2 reasons. Firstly the rather magnificent Victoria River which is a couple of hundred metres from the camp and second because we needed to prepare for the border crossing into WA. Sounds drastic but the issue is quarantine, you cannot bring any foodstuffs into WA, that includes honey, wood for fires etc. So Elaine had a big cookup and cooked all the extra stuff that she bought at Katherine. We now have a cooked stock of potato lutkas, hooray! and some other stuff. Still no coverage so this goes into storage with the last few days. 

Saturday July 26

Still no coverage so this will also be put on ice. We headed out this morning back into Timber Creek to send of an important email. We had intended to take advantage of coverage to make some phone calls, but it was only telstra and we got involved with other things and left without doing the phone calls. So of to a rest/camp area close to the border intending to stay overnight. On the way we saw a turnoff to something that I wanted to see, so after some persuasion my driver headed down the unsealed road, a kilometre or so further on we decided that it was too rough, turned around back to the Victoria Hwy. Then on to the border where there really is a serious checkpoint. However other than a red apple that Elaine remembered there was nothing for them to keep, so after a quick walk through we were off again. Next stop was Lake Argyle and the first view of this was mind blowing, later viewing has confirmed the unbelievable magnitude of this man made lake. We are booked into the resort caravan park for 3 days and will do a boat cruise before leaving, my aren't we getting extravagant! I have just found out that free wifi is available in the beer garden so will try and send this missive. 

Sunday July 27

Day 2 at Lake Argyle, or to be strictly correct day 1.5. This morning a 3 km walk to the dam lookout up and down some fairly steep inclines. It is hard to comprehend the big picture thinking that preceded the creation of this project. The damming of the Ord River, some 40 years ago, created a lake some 21 times larger than Sydney harbour, that is very hard to comprehend (same word but I can't think of anything else). Every where you look there is water, bays and islands. After early teething problems there is now, if my maths is correct, some 20,000 hectares under irrigated cropping of various sorts. I can't begin to describe the wonder of it all. 
The other thing is this resort. It is relatively young, holds about 250 vans or similar, has a very busy shop come restaurant come bar and takes bookings for tours etc. 

Monday July 28

Ok today was pretty special! We are still without coverage so this will be added to the last 7 days worth of blog. 
This morning I bush walked on a trail up the hill next to the caravan park to look down into the Ord River Gorge. The view was, like everything else about this place, magnificent. Then this afternoon we went on a sunset cruise of Lake Argyle. This lake is more like an inland sea, at times the view was just like being on the boat. We were informed that it is actually only 19 times as big as Sydney Harbour, although that would vary a bit with the quality of the wet season. We saw a number of fresh water crocodiles, who I am reliably informed are shy creatures who do not normally attack humans. We also had a swim and photographed a very nice sunset. Everything about the cruise seemed to emphasise the size of this lake. I could go on forever but I think you get the picture, incidentally photographs will not do it justice.