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Preparing for 5 weeks on the road . Heading north to Darwin on monday , can't wait to feel warm again after freezing my tits off in Adelaide this winter . I reckon by wednesday I'll be in shorts and thongs .
I'll still have internet so I'll still be keeping an eye you lot

enjoy your defrost narly My Bro & his partner just came back from the Rock & loved it, countryside all a lot greener than they had imagined.

Don't drink too many Darwin Stubbies. :)

Have a great holiday mate, we'll miss your caps until you come back. Drive safely!

P.S. I'm off to Broome in 4 weeks time for a few days, that'll be my defrost time

Hopefully you'll get to see a sunrise at the rock. My parents said it changes you forever in quite a profound way because it's so spectacular. Of course my dad's gone now but my mum still often talks about it & says that there is Australia. There's nothing quite like it anywhere in the world. She still talks about how the whole rock glows & she'd never seen so many shades of red.

And if you're really lucky, when you're coming back (if you hit the right time), the Sturt Pea will be in full bloom. Horizons that go on forever in every direction covered in bright red flowers. They say it's incredible...

I did the centre in 2008 & yes the rock and the Olgas are awe inspiring . Both places are very spiritual in a way that the hairs on the back of your neck stand up . Just the sheer size of the rock when seen for the first time is gobsmacking .

Have you checked out the Pinnacles & Bungle Bungles? And, of course Dick Smith said you're not Australian until you've seen Arkaroola. Argod flew over it in a plane (obviously) about a year ago & said it was pretty impressive.

Anyway, we look forward to seeing some of your photos.

Pinnacles , no . Bungles I did a chopper flight over about 12 years ago . Flight was out of Turkey Creek in a 3 seat bubble type chopper with no doors , fantastic experience . Arkaroola and the Flinders is gods country and I can't get up there enough .

2 weeks out and it's been averaging 36 degree's . Dunno who got the biggest fright at a billabong by the Daly river , me or the Taipan
Currently set up camp about 60k's south of Darwin for about 5 days .

Sounds awesome ..its 7c here now but at least hitting the 20c tomorrow ..may go outside without sunscreen to celebrate haha !

P.S, i thought all the taipans had been eaten by the crocs ???