It's hard to believe that it's been two years since we got
home from our around Australia trip. Nothing big has happened, just life
but for a while there we didn't have a Prado to pull the camper trailer
so there haven't been many adventures.
But now we have a new (old) Prado we can get back on the road (Evan's work leave permitting) and we're headed for the Red Centre.
This time round we've also gained another child. No, no big news, Beth is one of my 14 year old Scouts. So I've gained a daughter for 2 weeks! Yay! I'll let you know how that works out.
We're meeting a group of Scouts to hike part of the Larapinta Trail, east of Alice Springs. Most are flying in, but we're driving and will then be able to see a bit more after the hike.
But now we have a new (old) Prado we can get back on the road (Evan's work leave permitting) and we're headed for the Red Centre.
This time round we've also gained another child. No, no big news, Beth is one of my 14 year old Scouts. So I've gained a daughter for 2 weeks! Yay! I'll let you know how that works out.
We're meeting a group of Scouts to hike part of the Larapinta Trail, east of Alice Springs. Most are flying in, but we're driving and will then be able to see a bit more after the hike.
The NT in winter, the perfect place to be, well maybe if
you're headed north of Katherine. Alice Springs, however, is probably
not going to be that warm. The nights may drop below zero, but hopefully
the days should be beautiful.
Leaving Sydney yesterday was probably one of the coldest days of the year. Katoomba had had a snow fall the night before and it was still on the ground at 2pm. Six yr old Lloyd was ecstatic to see snow for the first time, and I was equally ecstatic to have ticked that one off the list without having to drive to Jindabyne in winter. We had a quick stop in Blackheath to throw some snow around and Beth realised that all the nagging about bringing thermals was for a reason.
It turned out that even more snow had fallen between Lithgow and Bathurst. We had to stop for another play beside the highway, amongst the snow laden gums and furs. It was surreal. And yes, we built a snowman.
We'd had a late start and were not going to make it to Nyngan for the night, so we found a free camp on Wikicamps called Ponto Falls, just south of Dubbo. We set up camp beside the river with a couple of other campers after dark. At 7pm it was already 4 degrees. We were in for a cold night.
Leaving Sydney yesterday was probably one of the coldest days of the year. Katoomba had had a snow fall the night before and it was still on the ground at 2pm. Six yr old Lloyd was ecstatic to see snow for the first time, and I was equally ecstatic to have ticked that one off the list without having to drive to Jindabyne in winter. We had a quick stop in Blackheath to throw some snow around and Beth realised that all the nagging about bringing thermals was for a reason.
It turned out that even more snow had fallen between Lithgow and Bathurst. We had to stop for another play beside the highway, amongst the snow laden gums and furs. It was surreal. And yes, we built a snowman.
We'd had a late start and were not going to make it to Nyngan for the night, so we found a free camp on Wikicamps called Ponto Falls, just south of Dubbo. We set up camp beside the river with a couple of other campers after dark. At 7pm it was already 4 degrees. We were in for a cold night.
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