Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks- Boys Outback adventure- Part 3
Lower Pool Koolpin Gorge, sunrise. See anything moving…? Early morning outback selfie…Frightening…. OK, outback adventure, third and final installment, promise…Thanks for sticking it out…Up early, into Koolpin Gorge…Not psyched to climb all the way back up into the third pool, due to fatigue and general bad juju…Water calm, clear…hmmm… inviting….No Crocs evident, anyone up for […]
Kakadu National Park– Boys Outback adventure, Part 2
In part two, we are up early and heading for the Yellow Water Billabong sunrise wetland tour. It’s popular, and an excellent way to get out on the wetlands that are so much a part of Kakadu. The tour is part of a hotel and restaurant complex that’s owned and operated by the local “traditional […]
Darwin, Kakadu and the “Top End” –Boys Outback adventure, Part 1
After a few months of planning I was finally ready to take Luke and Aidan on a boy’s Outback adventure. 10 nights, 9 camping rough in a 2 man mountain tent. 1400 kilometers (850 miles) into the bush. All heat, sweat, stink, dusty roads, snakes and crocs. Also Barramundi fishing, gorge hiking and mountain stream […]
Country Queensland Part 2, Cedar Glen Farmstay
Staying in the old dairy workers cottage So, as promised in Scenic Rim, part 1: Easter weekend, farmstay, 10 kids…Mayhem….and a REALLY great time! Main road walking The Old Farmstead, over 100 years old Anticipation…. The Cedar Glen Farmstay is one of the oldest Eco-lodges in Australia. It sits in the middle of a 1000+ […]