Kununurra and Wyndham

Awesome Scenery flying The Bastion


Sunset - I am flying at the bottom of pic Picture taken from the Bastion



Flying above the Pub luckily the landing is only 100m down the Rd


Parrys Lagoon Observatory


Getting a bit of height


I must say it was bloody beautiful from whee I was sitting.



Icon of the Kimberly - Boab Tree


Wandjina Art

Well Kununurra a favorite place of mine as the you are right smack bang in the middle of the Kimberly with some amazing scenery around some great galleries, great fishing and did I mention the scenery?

Here I had to do trailer repairs (again) We were still hanging out with the Wello's and took a trip across Ivanhoe crossing to Wyndham via the back track also stopping at the Bird observatory where I think I saw more birds up close than any other I have been to.

After I had finished repairs we moved to Wyndham for 4 days and I got some flying in with 3 days of flying what a great site but there was an inversion happening and I couldn't seem to break through it so didn't get to high but about 300m above the Bastion, What a view I wish I took the camera up for some pics:( I did get some video footage so will make up a You tube Vid when I get a chance!!

Well the weather has been hotting up with temps in the 30's we are finally getting some beach weather just need a beach??? Bring on Broome.

Galvo

Alice Springs to WA Yippee

Well we are off along the Tanami towards WA and Halls Creek, there is an air of excitement and even the girls are excited although I don't think they realize just how far away we still are...

The Tanami is in really good condition and we met another couple traveling with there 2 kids and we did the trip together so a little bit of security there. It was good because the girls had some other kids to play with instead of boring old mum and dad.

We had a look at Wolf Creek Crater which was great for a sunset and on our way to Halls Creek I got my first flat tyre for the trip not bad considering I only had road tyres on.

We then had a bit of a look around Halls Creek and went out to Palm Springs and Sawtooth Gorge. We camped at Palm Springs and the colours of the rocks at sunset was magnificent.

It is great to see Halls Creek looking so good the alcohol bands seem to be having a positive effect as the town was clean and tidy with some great new facilities and new houses.

Warmen community( Turkey Creek) was the same and It was really refreshing to see the black fellas taking pride in themselves and the kids looking great. here was a nice gallery here and some refreshing aboriginal art that wasnt just dot paintings, more a contemporary feel.
They use only natural pigments as well and there colour range was fantastic .

Next stop the Bungles which Debbie is excited about as she has wanted to come here for years.




It does feel good to be standing on home turf again

Miles Birthday and camp oven choc cake


Wolf Creek Crater


The Wellmans and Galvin Clan - Wellmans are Josh Lisa Miles and Riley


Wolf Creek Campsite



Palm Springs Halls Creek



Awesome Reflection
Galvo

Cairns To Alice

A rare pic altogether

The Changing colours of the Rock ( No filters or imagery has been added)

The Walk Up Uluru

We didn't do it.

Rick my paragliding guide in Alice Springs (This is by far my hardest launch)

A shot of Rick with Alice in the background

Camp along the Plenty Hwy

Termite Mound Plenty Hwy

Camp Sunset Plenty Hwy

Hi guys

Well have been without Internet connection for a while now as we have travelled the outback, with only brief periods of reception I am now once again way behind on my blog:)

We are still having trailer problems with the bearings getting hot (I have had them in and out 3 times) and the brakes giving me grief. It looks like I will be up for more cash and I am a little disappointed as this was an expensive trailer??? We have had nothing but trouble with the running gear since the new axle was fitted in Emerald.

Anyway on a better note we have had a bit of a blast in the NT and I managed a great flight in Alice Springs, 2.5hrs flying the cliff face right next to town bloody magic.

The new alcohol restrictions had us having to go dry at Uluru as we forgot to get booze before we left and the prices at the rock were lets just say extreme!!!!

The rock was amazing though and hopefully I will get some good images to blow up when I get home.

Further on we visited Kings Canyon but was disappointed as it just was not that great although we didn't do the rim walk due to Lucy.

The weather in Alice was bloody freezing with the day temps around the 22deg mark down to zero at night with ice on our kitchen bench one morning.

Anyway there is a bit of excitement in the air as we start to head west towards home.

Galvo

Cairns

Hi followers and reli's and anyone who blunders onto my blog.
yes I know I am a slack Ba&$ar* and I say I will do better but never do:).
We are now in Wyndham and I am writing about Cairns:)
Cairns was bloody great that's all I am going to say and I could easily move there.
The wonderful people we met in Eungalla took us in and basically we felt like family so a big thanks goes out to John,Gale and Anah for your hospitality and you are welcome by my campfire anytime.....
What did we do?
We just had a good time going to the beach swimming pool catching up with Dick ,Fleur and Cale, we shopped drank I had a few flights from Rex's lookout and had my first trike flight which took me all the way from south of Cairns to nearly Cooktown (Bloomfield).
We also had an adventure camping trip to Cooktown where we followed an local blackfella into there weekend retreat which turned into a bit of a night mare as we ended up doing damage to car and trailer, probably the roughest track I have been on and the length with the trailer made it hard to get around trees and some we didn't hence the damage.
the beach when we finally got there was littered with rubbish.
I caught some small Barramundi but had to let them go as to small:(
Then back to Cairns for a week bloody lovely.
See ya for now
stay tuned for the Plenty Highway to Alice Springs.
Galvo



Our Airport (A small tin shed)




Sunrise



Flying Low along the Daintree

Local Scenery

More of

As above

Bloomfield Airport (our destination) John ,Greg and Leisle

Another nice beach

How good is the scenery

Our Rig I flew with Leisle on the way up and back with Greg.

More sunrise





Sign at Bloomfield airstrip

Any crocs down there?

More great scenery

Galvo

Paronella Park

Paronella park was apparently a QLD must do...........
Basically built by a mad Spaniard and then it has been battered by several cyclones and now is basically a ruin but a family is flogging it off as tourist destination . was OK and an interesting story,gardens were impressive as planted from scratch.
But a few hours here was more than enough we camped overnight as tours were included in the fees.