Going Tropo!!!

Right!! A great broadband internet connection found in Darwin, so time for a full update!!

Yes 5000k's and we are in Darwin, after quite frankly an awesome 2 weeks on the road. Sooo much to tell, so to keep it punctual i'm going to use lots of bullit points and headings!!

After a brief stop in Port Augusta for supplies, Petty and VW check, we set off on the Stuart highway, first stop Lake heart rest area, pretty spectacular dester lake, but most memorable as our first encounter with THE FLIES!!!! nothing can prepare you for them.....
The next day we set off For Coober Pedy, (opal Mining capital of the world) Check out the pics, crazy place where 70% of the peolpe live underground and everyone knows how to make bombs!! A combo which makes for some interesting history!!! (We were there sat night so experienced the nightlife! real party vibe in the worlds only underground pub!)

We then set off on a 650k stomp in the direction of Uluru!! We stayed at a roadhouse called Curtain springs, had a beer then slept!! ROCK!!!! The next morn we set off for Uluru, we spent the day there and stayed at the Uluru campsite so we could see sunset and sun rise the next day before heading off to the Kata Tjuta (Many Heads) range, which are more visually spectacular then Uluru, just not spiritually...
We then drove to Kings canyon 300k's from Uluru and did a 4 hr warlk around the rim, absolutely amazing...(check out pick) that eve we stayed at the resort campsite, really nice with a pool! Water!! to swim in!!! ahhhhhhhh.....
After we stayed at Mount Ebeneezer, mmmmm, interestng, some late night arguing and people being kicked off the site....
The next morn, we left early and drove 700k's to Alice! Spent the night there and had a great meal at Bojangles, a semi themed bar in the centre of town. We really liked Alice after hearing so much negative stuff about the place we were really supprised! If you are in Oz you have to go, it's well worth a visit.. Next stop after Alice was The Devils Marbles (granit rock formations!!) We spent the night there, I did some work on the van and had 3 Bloke stood round watching and chatting!! Livin' the dream, Livin' the dream!!!!
The next morn we set off to Darwin via the devils waters pub Check out the link, really cool place.....Before Darwin we spent the night at Mataranka where they have thermal pools!! just what we needed after a day on the road!!
And here we are going tropo in the heat and humidity!!! It's soooooo humid! but Darwin is really cool, chilled out, and cosmopolitan as it is a stopover for S/W/E trips!!!
Highlights of trip so far.....
*Sunrise/sunset over Uluru and the Devils Marbles.
*Si In Port August for sorting the tappets out.
*The crazy Scenery change from desert to Tropics
*Coober Pedy. Such a wicked place ($40 dollars for 3 month mining licencse!! might try it!!)
*The rim walk at kings canyon and the garden of eden
*swimming in thermal pools in the morning at Mataranka
*seeing a 2 meter long Well fed Olive Python..
*Wedge tailed eagles.

Right off to Kakadu Nat park today, then Katherine, before we head over to Cairns.

Luv Y'all!!!!

xxJ&Jxxx