We wait until Monday in Kununurra

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Well... we've had our first big mechanical problem. After 35000km (at least 5000km of that on dirt roads), one of the power steering hoses went out. And it happened on a late Thursday afternoon. And it happened in the Bungle Bungles, a good six hours away from the nearest town, three of which are by a rough dirt road. We weren't going to give up our helicopter ride over the Bungles, though. It was very much worth it; the Bungles are spectacular, right up there with Uluru.

So we didn't leave the Bungles until mid morning …

Flying over the Bungle Bungles

To Purnululu NP and the Bungle Bungles

Into the Kimberley

Heading west from Darwin towards the Kimberleys

Relaxing day in Darwin

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Chris certainly hit it on the head when he mentioned in his journal about how pricey it was... and how you're not going to see anything like it on any normal tourist tour.

For me, it was when we went to an Aboriginal rock art site, and realizing that the rock on the ground in front of the wall wasn't a rock at all, but a human skull. Then, suddenly, I saw the femurs and the other arm bones against the base of the wall. They were just all pushed over there, likely by the floodwaters …

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Oh, and I might add--we walked out of a movie for the first time in four years. It just wasn't worth our time.

'Windtalkers' is a stinking piece of poo, even if you're into John woo.

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Of things. Haven't been able to update my 'real' journal with pictures and stuff since we haven't been near a phone line in a week to dial in.

- Had one of those 'oh, what are they doing talking in an Aussie accent' moments when I overheard a couple of blokes talking next to me. This was when we were shopping at Coles supermarket at Casaurina Square mall today... browsing through the Old El Paso Mexican food section. Then it was a 'duh, you're in Australia'. You tend to get those moments, particularly at shopping malls and …

Beer Can Regatta, Darwin

Back to Kakadu

To Davidson's Camp, Arnhem Land

Fantastic day with exotic fruit and rock art

A full day tour of the Tiwi Islands makes for quite an interesting day!

Around Darwin

Driving north to Katherine

A looooong boring driving day

A visit to the Old Ghan museum, Alice Springs

The West McDonnell Range and Ormiston Gorge

Long drive to Darwin

Day trip to Finke Gorge National Park

We finally get off the beaten track in Central Australia.

A day trip to (ho-hum) Litchfield National Park. And movies back in Darwin

To Kings Canyon