Monday August 10

I have just come inside after photographing a beautiful sunset with trees in the foreground. Just like it is at sea the sunsets outside the city are a magnificent sight, obviously they are different to those at sea but no less beautiful. 

Today we got going at our usual reasonable hour heading towards Kunnunnura. The scenery was similar to yesterday with lots of hills and low trees etc really very interesting as there is a never ending variety of hill shapes. Reaching Kunnunnura we shopped at Coles noting that not only was the shop well set up and stocked much 

like the city Coles, the prices were also quite good considering how far away from supply depots we are. This is something that we have noticed in other towns with both Coles and Woolworths.

We then moved on crossing the border into the Northern Territory where the scenery changed just a little bit and are now camped at the Saddle Creek rest area with 20 other vans and, unusually for these rest stops, a huge amount of garbage. 

Tuesday August 11

As usual we were the last to leave Saddle Creek and before we left some bikers dropped in for morning tea along with a few vans. The scenery is once again small mountains all around us including some tabletops and lots of other shapes. The speed limit here is 130kph, naturally we don't travel at that speed, but we were passed by 3 caravans that were almost tail gating. This is something that we see a lot of, tail gating that is, and we can never understand why as it has to be quite dangerous, particularly when towing a van. Then the mountains turned into flat country and we continued on to the Big Horse Creek Campground. This is a nice spot run be NT national parks and on the banks of the rather magnificent Victoria River. 

Wednesday August 12

Another day at Big Horse Creek taking it very easy which is another way of saying that we did nothing just veged out. Actually Elaine did things like washing and cleaning and I veged out mainly because I have a kidney stone trying to get out. We spent a bit of time talking to some people who came in just a little time out of Border Town on their way to a birthday party in Kunnunnura. Then we cooked again on out fire pit which Elaine thinks might be just a fraction too small, we shall see as we proceed. 

Thursday August 13

On our way east again, as usual last out of the camp, but not before our new friends presented us with fruit that they couldn't take over the border....very nice. This campground always has some people spending a few days there due to its nice location and it's nice set up. So off we went and just a few kms down the road detoured to climb the hill, in the van, to visit the Nackeroo's memorial. Now there is a new word so I shall explain. They were a special unit formed to make sure that we were not invaded from the north during the last war. One of there members was acquitted of an awol charge because he came from 'the most undisciplined unit in the army' ! This was of course necessary because they patrolled an enormous expanse of territory with the essential help of the local aborigines. The view was fantastic! We then proceed further up the hill to the town lookout which an even better view encompassing the Victoria River, the town of Timber Creek and the surrounding valleys and hills. Then off through the town and onto the road to Katherine. But before we left we stopped at the rubbish dump, at the foot of the hill and got chimney for our fire pit, we also got a good hammer and a pair of secaturs!

Onwards through plains finishing at hills, choppers looking for cattle, birds and all sorts of nice scenery. We are now camped at Limestone Creek rest area.