By chance we spotted a poster advertising a cultural festival 17km away. After a very long day exploring Kakadu, we jumped on the 5pm shuttle bus down the rabbit hole. While advertised as festival, a more appropriate description was that the local mob had invited people to join them for an afternoon family gathering by the waterhole.
Departing Adels Grove we shortly crossed into Northern Territory on our way to Groote Eylandt. The flight route via NT was the most difficult to plan, without many clear destinations. Our two pit stops ended up being unscheduled and unplanned – places to stop, sleep, eat and see the world along the way. Read More
After the grimy, gritty and sticky Birdsville, we headed north and slightly west. Landing in Adels Grove was like finding a garden of Eden. After landing perfectly on our first dirt bush strip we found ourselves almost drowned by the cacophony of birdsong.
In the middle of the semi-arid landscape lies gorges fed by cool, clean gushing springs. An oasis in the desert. Read More
Standing outside Australia’s last boxing tent, the announcer, in his rolling lyrical, booming drawl, growled at us “welcome to Australia”. And it was true, well, kinda true. It’s a distillation of an aspect of Australia. Read More
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