We are in the Northern Territory

After 9 weeks in Queensland, Alan and I have crossed the border today and are tonight camped in Booraloola in NT. since I last blogged though we have been to some wonderful places. We started our Stage 3 with a night in Normanton, then two in Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Here the sun sets over the Gulf in a spectacular manner and we have the photos to prove it. We did a cruise on the Norman River and saw some rare birds as well as visiting a barramundi hatchery where they breed the fish to restock all the rivers.

Leaving Karumba we started 5 nights of bush camping - at Lawn Hill and Riversleigh National Parks and then at a beautiful camp on the Nicholson River. We tested the solar panel well and truely and we came trough OK. We have been very isolated though and I feel starved for news. I have not read a newspaper for weeks. I was amazed at Normanton that there were no news papers and we have not been near a shop since then, except fuel stops; only a few days to the election and we have no idea how the campaign is going. We were able to vote at Normanton though.

This first photo is of Riversleigh where the fossil fields are. The top of this hill is apparently the bed of an ancient lake - the rest has eroded away. What's a holiday without a sunset photo! This is from the sunset bar at Karumba.