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Gove is a long way to go, and in our opinion, not something we would do twice. It was nice to say "We have been there" but it is not a place we would be going back to. We had our 25th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, and renewed our wedding vows in the tiny little church on Denham, so now...

Hi Rob, I left them at the tyre shop as I don;t have space to carry them back home, one had two large patches and a plug, within 200mm of each other and I was a bit afraid of it getting destroyed beyond repair next time. The other I would have used as a spare if I had the space. Thanks for the...

I've been running around 30-35psi in the rear on dirt, considering we have almost two tons on the rear axle, I'm a bit afraid to go much higher. I have a tire pressure sensor in each, and the rear rises by around 10 psi when hot, and run at 60 degrees Celsius. If I drop them much lower, then...

No progress on the truck, but we have seen a few interesting Mogs on our travels: Cable Beach - Broome, WA Cape Tribulation, Queensland More info on our trip to date here...

When we got there, there was only one other car, so we set up camp as far away from them as possible, and after a quick snack, went to bed. We woke up at sunrise, but stayed in bed until it got warm enough to get up. It got warm pretty quick, as there was no shade whatsoever. We made...

We did one last photo shoot at Cape Leveque, before packing up and heading south. I think Trish looks amazing in white, especially in the late afternoon sun. The rocks around the area were just fantastic, the whole area is full of them, so we took a few home for our fish tank :) We had...

She has had five reconstruction operations over the last 18 months, but has made a great recovery. The past month or so has seen a great improvement, physically, but more importantly, mentally. She is getting back to her old self now, enjoying life and really living, not just going from one...

I am finally caught up with trip report so far - we have been sitting at a camp ground called "Bully's Camp" and we have a good internet reception, and almost the whole camp to ourselves. There are five other guests ( two couple, and an old man) Jeff who runs the show is a rough character, but...

The rest of the Gibb River Road We left Mornington around 10:30am, and did not get very far before another puncture, same tyre as the last two - it must be cursed. This time the tyre went down quickly again - so I thought that the patch had come off. We are getting quite good at changing...

Mornington Wilderness Camp After leaving Mitchell Falls at 6:00am, we were back on the Gibb River road by lunchtime. We stopped in at Drysdale again, and had a chat to the manager. There were rumours that a lot of the gorges were now closed, due to bush fires. We drove into a little gorge...

Hi Samuel, the RTT is great, the only thing we did is we swapped the mattress for a self inflating one, way more comfortable and lighter, and it squashes down nicely. All our stuff is Gordigear, rear and side awning, even have the side room as well. Great stuff for a reasonable price...

The track to the falls is not easy. It has some pretty rocky section: - this is the track. It was well worth the walk, what an awe inspiring place We went around to the end of the falls, climbing over the rocks and walking on ledges with a 100m drop below. We did another photo shoot...

The Gibb River Road - Part 1 El Questro, the "Butlands" of the Gibb River Road. Happy staff organising tour and activities for every possible trip. If you are too afraid to drive your new 4x4 up a dirt road, you can tag along, or join one of their guides in their cars. Helicopter rides, boat...

Onwards to Western Australia and the Gibb River Road We left Katherine around 11:00am, heading for Kunanara. I pumped up the tyre for tar road driving - 60PSI int he rear and 35PSI in the front, almost double what they had been for the past few weeks. The road is pretty boring drive, we...

Central Arnhem Land and Gove Central Arnhem Land and Nhulunbuy The road to Gove was full of adventure - well not so much, it is pretty boring and since you get the impression you are not welcome almost all the time. There are very few turn off ( most have a big sign saying "no entry without a...

Katherine and Edith Falls What we saw at the gravel pit was a large Dingo. I got the camera out, and our catapult. Lucky for us he was really shy, and every time I got closer than 100m, he would move back. The 300mm lens has great resolution this is a crop of a photo of him frim about 100m...

On the way back, we followed the creek downstream to see the last pool before the waterfall. The view was amazing. The pool was very inviting, but you would need a rope to get back out if you jumped in. The one thing Trish hates - opening gates, which often means getting her clothes back...

Lorella Springs - a bit of paradise in the Northern Territory We were sitting in Boroloola, updating blogs and saw the advertisement for Poppy’s pool, a thermal hot spring on Bahinia Station, and decided that it would make a great place to spend the night. So we set off down the road again...

My wife and I are on a three month trip across Australia, to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary and to take her away from "normal life' that has been particularly hard for her over the past 18 months. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in March last year, and has undergone a mastectomy...

Hi, I have some parts left. I have a new gun turret lid, and some indicator lenses I think. The pulley and fan were sold already. I am away on our trip - will be back in Brisbane in October or November. I'll let you know when I get back. Iain