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Post by kingy on Jun 16, 2010 9:21:58 GMT 10
G'day Cobber, Mindil beach is a ''must do'' .........well known for it's HUGE market held twice weekly and for the twenty or so food stalls that cater for all tastes...........The idea is to head to the markets later in the arvo, have a gander at whats on offer, then as the appetite increases you wander amonst the food stalls and indulge.........when you can't eat anymore you head over the sand dunes and pull up a patch of sand and watch the sunset  Thousands of tourists make this pilgrimage twice a week, and hundreds of sunset seekers every night........probably has'nt changed much since you were here Cobber Berry Springs, yeah your right Cobber.........could'nt believe this attraction come at no cost  ......would have gladly paid an entry fee for what is the best swimming spot we've come across, and the water's WARM ;D Kingy & Mez |
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Post by kingy on Jun 16, 2010 9:38:53 GMT 10
Hi Bob & Jacqui, yeah well over 3000 K's since Mildura, the middle bit was a little dissapointing, from Katherine up it's been really great, hence we've slowed right down..........looking forward to the west coast, thats if we ever leave here ;D Fanny Bay jail was on our list the other day..........GOT LOST, but we'll get there  Kingy |
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Post by Daggsey on Jun 16, 2010 19:56:54 GMT 10
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Post by viking on Jun 16, 2010 22:19:52 GMT 10
It's not really above sea level, there is a 7 or 8 metre range between high and low tides depending on the seasons. The marina sits in the middle range somewhere.
At least that's my recollection from when it was being built, not long before I left Darwin. ;D
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Post by kingy on Jun 17, 2010 7:59:19 GMT 10
Thanks for that info Viking, that solves the mystery...........I had no idea, now it's quite obvious............were you there when tracey hit
Kingy
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Post by kingy on Jun 17, 2010 8:22:24 GMT 10
G'Day Daggsey, the crocs don't worry me ;D.......i could watch em' all day, but you know what Mez is like the reptiles  Oh! while we're speaking of the weather.....gets down to around 20 of a night here, and to 30- 32 of a day ................A bloke would go broke around here selling firewood/ heaters ;D ;D ;D ;D Kingy |
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Post by viking on Jun 17, 2010 15:23:02 GMT 10
I was in Darwin for 3 months in '79 and then again from '86 to '92. Some of the aftereffects of Tracy were still visible in '79, but by the time I went back again they were mostly gone.
There were a few Cyclones that came close while I was there, but none that did any damage (other than to the local alcohol supply).
I looked up the Marina page:
;D
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Post by harriet on Jun 17, 2010 16:11:04 GMT 10
hi harriet hear . cant afford a holiday at the moment so i will ride along with you if thats o k keep the pics coming fitzy .
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Post by cobber on Jul 13, 2010 7:31:09 GMT 10
It's nearly one month since Kingy's last post..... this is not acceptable.
Maybe a croc did get him Daggsey.....that'll make you feel bad won't it, eh?
Cobber.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2010 10:02:47 GMT 10
To coin an old phrase So...instead of dinning WITH the kings.. The croc may have been dining ON the kings   Reddo
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Post by Daggsey on Jul 14, 2010 9:33:01 GMT 10
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Post by kingy on Jul 15, 2010 9:11:32 GMT 10
G'Day Gang, God that month went quick Cobber ........since our last post we've been free camping a lot out in the sticks, having signal/service only when passing through townships........which are hundreds of K's apart Will post some photo's shortly, possibly later today. Since speaking to Daggsey while at fitzroy crossing, we have moved on to Derby.....leaving tomorrow, and heading toward Broome. Received a message from ''loveshack'' recently and they are at Timber Creek NT........west of Katherine. See ya's soon, Kingy |
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Post by Franklin1 on Jul 17, 2010 22:50:04 GMT 10
G'day kingy, People are wise to be wary of crocodiles. Some of them are known to have a high level of intelligence...   cheers, Al. |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jul 19, 2010 22:45:20 GMT 10
Evening all, I received an email today from a friend and work colleague who is on a trip up through the Centre, across to the Kimberleys, then down to Perth, Esperance and home to Melbourne. He and his wife are currently camped at Broome. Guess who they camped next to in Derby?   Yep...Kingy and Mez! What are the chances? I've got no idea how they worked out that they all knew me. My friend probably commented that he knows a V V obsessed guy with a Don...  Good to see that the Kingy's seem to be enjoying north west WA. I can think of far worse places to be at this time of the year. Half their good fortune, eh? Don Ricardo |
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Post by sutcac on Jul 20, 2010 8:01:20 GMT 10
Good to see Kingy and Mez are really into the................ "laid back troppo style hey???" "Aren't you going to erect your annex , Stephen?" ...nahmate....she beeride.....hey?...........ah bin got mar l'il pridge oudside por mar drink hey? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jul 20, 2010 13:24:15 GMT 10
Oops!  I mistakenly thought the photos of the Kingys were taken in Broome. My friend has corrected me - they were in Derby at the time. I have modified my earlier post accordingly! Don Ricardo |
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Post by kingy on Jul 20, 2010 21:04:58 GMT 10
Yeah, Derby it was Don Ricardo, it's amazing how many people you run into that know of people we know or know of. Your friends spoke of someone who had ''an old van'', but it was'nt till later that Mez picked up on who they were speaking of........it still amuses me how this happens as often as it does ::)Sure is a small world. At Broome at the moment, an update coming shortly.........when i get the chance ;D Hey Clyde, trust you to notice the fridge ;D ........at twenty kilo's, and $180, our best investment yet - an outdoor beer /drinks fridge is a must up here........It's so HOT , the humidity makes ya thirsty ;D. Kingy |
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Post by kingy on Sept 28, 2010 13:40:03 GMT 10
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Post by kaybee on Sept 28, 2010 15:17:47 GMT 10
Hiya Kingy ,thanks for the update....I was only thinking the other day that we hadn't heard from you guys for quite a while.....good to see you're still having a great time ,cheers, Col.
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Post by kingy on Sept 28, 2010 16:52:40 GMT 10
Yeah, been slack i know Col, but have some time off now so i'll try and get our trip up to date We stayed at Spring Creek rest area for three days which is only a short distance to the turn off for the Bungles, while there we met a couple who offered to take one of us into the bungles for a gander in their 4x4.........no place to take the EH - or the dog, and their fridge took the place of where i would have sat So Mez took these shots              From there it was on to Mary Pool, the largest rest area/ free camp we've come across........can cater for MANY vans, we stayed for a week, with our now good friends that took Mez to the Bungles    Note the water level  The water level again   HHmmm, time to get out me thinks      We'd been forwarned of the rising waters from a local landowner who flew in in is chopper.........MANY vans left Next was Fitzroy Crossing, where we also stayed for a week........Different and good, but could'nt live there ;D  Went to a real footy match     Back soon, Kingy |
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Post by JBJ on Sept 28, 2010 17:17:35 GMT 10
Hi Steve & Mez, I think we are rapidly running out of excuses for not doing what you guys are. Or else I hate you for having more fun than me. ;D ;D ;D Na, not really, kep on enjoying life while you are young enough to Thanks for the pix JBJ & Boots |
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Post by cobber on Sept 28, 2010 17:59:36 GMT 10
G'day Kingys, Great photos of the Bungle Bungles Mez  ..... awesome place aye ? I'm a reasonable sort of bloke but ….. I bought a new atlas to replace the one I bought in 1998 and the new one doesn't even mention the “Bungle Bungles”......Purnululu N.P.  Good thing I didn't throw the old one out. I bet the 4 x 4 people can't believe what you've done... and are doing in that EH of yours with a van in tow ...and keeping it looking spick-and-span into the bargain I wish now that we had taken it as slowly as you are doing.... we went from the Bungles to Fitzroy Crossing in one day …. and only stayed there a day . Keep the photos coming please. Cobber. |
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Post by kingy on Sept 28, 2010 18:38:23 GMT 10
Yeah, the Bungles no more Cobber........just like Katherine Gorge, it's also been re- named Glad we're doing it now too JBJ, as long as i can still work out here.......we're not in any hurry to get home - we can't anyway, we've just re - let the house out for another year Kingy |
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Post by humpty2 on Sept 28, 2010 18:49:11 GMT 10
Thank you for the opportunity for the "armchair tourist" trip around Oz.
It's making me more determined to finish working and getting out there and doing it.
Like all the rest of us, we were wondering "where the bloody hell are you".
Keep the great pictures coming........Love them!!!!!
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Post by kingy on Sept 28, 2010 22:17:38 GMT 10
Hi Ya Humpty's, thought you'd be retired by now ;D - last time i saw you you knew how many ''days'' it was till you retired - .must be getting close........have you made a list of what to take yet Kingy & Mez |
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......would have gladly paid an entry fee for what is the best swimming spot we've come across, and the water's WARM ;D
..... awesome place aye ?
