Great read yet again Cuppa, the ant story had me laughing, sorry.
Great read yet again Cuppa, the ant story had me laughing, sorry.
Sprock, the Kimberley is my favourite part of Australia (so far).
Winter is the main tourist season up there. If you want to avoid wall to wall tourists try to be there at the beginning of the season or the end of the season. When the season begins (ie. when the roads/tracks open) depends upon the Wet. Impossible to predict, but if possible to luck it in & be there just in time for the roads opening it wont get any better. Risk is that if you are too early you'll be limited where you can go (But you'd still enjoy it). End of the season it will be hotter & drier, but more likely you'll have places to yourselves.
Our plan for next year is to get up to the Kimberley toward the end of the season, sometime in September & hopefully find some way of staying for the wet (house or station sit?). Experiencing a Kimberley Wet is high on my bucket list, as is being there waiting for the roads to re-open the following season.
IMO it'd be well worthwhile subscribing to Birgit's Kimberley guide - probably the best & most up to date source on the net. She gives regular updates throughout the year, often from first hand experience. I subscribed several years ago & still get all the updates - great value.
http://www.kimberleyaustralia.com/de...kimberley.html
or the free 'pocket guide' to give you a 'taste' http://www.kimberleyaustralia.com/ki...vel-guide.html
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Well done Cuppa enjoying your blog so much thanks for taking the time to post it here
Thanks for replying & with great detail , I'll look up that Birgit guide thanks again
& sorry but I was laughing at the ant story too cos that'd be me - 1 ant I could squash but 2 I would've stripped naked in the middle of the rd - regardless of where I was & who was about . Last year I had a 'paper wasp' attack me in the truck - didn't know what it was until I googled it , it attacked my back under my shirt - repeatedly biting me , it felt like someone stabbing me in the back with a needle . I came up in big welts at each bite point then a hot red rash spread across my back . Wasn't nice . Anyway back to the point I pulled up & dived out of the truck peeling clothes not really knowing what was happening , then I saw this big brown bull ant looking thing with wings drop to the ground . Nasty bastards of things . Mate of mine told me they actively chase people & attack .
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
Boulia to Birdsville
We'll be leaving Birdsville tomorrow morning, intending to head to Innaminka via Walkers Crossing. If anyone knows the track & can recommend any good camp spots along the way can you let me know tonight whilst we still have net access? Ta.
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2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
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