Round Australia Road Trip #1
Welcome to the first instalment of the Round Australia Road Trip Journal.
A couple of weeks ago my husband, aka Mr ET, and our daughter set off on the first part of a great adventure. They travelled from Toowoomba to Roma, Longreach and Mount Isa, into the Northern Territory on the Barkly Highway, on to the Stuart Highway north to Mataranka, Katherine and Kakadu before arriving in Darwin. They covered 4046 kilometres in 11 days and saw many amazing sights along the way.
Two weeks later, I joined them in Darwin. I took the easy way, flying from Brisbane to Darwin! I travelled 2860 kilometres and the flight took four hours. I was lucky enough to have a window seat and this is what I saw on the way.
Our daughter left us in Darwin and now it’s just Mr ET and me, travelling back to Toowoomba, taking the long way round via Perth.
The journey so far…
The Eternal Traveller 
always wanted to go to the NT – good?
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Yes, it is amazing and so different from other parts of the country. We lived in Darwin for two and a half years in the 1980s and had the most fantastic time. More on that in the next post.
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Oh cool, I LOVE a road trip. Not been to Darwin though I have a cousin living there, but I have been to Winton and Mount Isa on route to Alice Springs. I’d love to drive all around Australia. Maybe. One day. Meanwhile I will just pop into your back seat and tag along with you. 😀
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Great! I had been on the road to Darwin before so I didn’t need to go again. But since we left Katherine and headed west it’s all new.
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I hope Mr ET and daughter managed to out run the dinosaur! Judging from your photos, the window seat had excellent views. The link to the Google map is great – I assumed it was static, but it zooms in and out!
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I’m pleased to hear that the map worked because when I did it, Google came up with a message that made me think it might not. I was thrilled to have a window seat and spent much of the flight peering out and taking photos.
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Australia is soooo big! I’ve always thought you could wander around it and never return to the same place twice through a life time! It speaks to the gypsy in my soul!! 😀
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You’re right about that. I’m making the most of this adventure because with such vast distances we might not come this way again.
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She’s a big country, for sure. I loved Lark’s Quarry (near Winton). Imagine being able to see evidence of a dinosaur stampede! I look forward to the rest of your journey; I should say lo-o-o-ng journey.
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Already we have seen so many amazing places and there is so much more to come.
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What an awesome road trip. I have two friends driving from Perth to Cairns this week, It’s a looong way 😀
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It sure is Dianne, and we have a long way to go.
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Fantastic – that was one of the many parts of Australia I didn’t get around to visiting while I lived in Canberra so I’m really looking forward to following your route with you!
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I’m pleased to have you sitting in the back seat! We’ve only just started and already I’m amazed by the sights we have seen.
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What a trip of a life time. Do you have a caravan or trailer? How long do you think it will take?
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I’m going to enjoy reading about your journey as we begin to plan ours.
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This is the road trip we did in 2015, Miriam. We went in the opposite direction to you and along the coast. You’re planning an inland trip, aren’t you?
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Yes, we’re going right up the centre then cutting across and back home along the east coast. Would love to get right up to the Top End but I think that’d be pushing it. Will have to wait for the next trip.
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Wherever you go, you will have a wonderful adventure.
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I’m sure you’re right Carol.
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