From Cairns to Darwin: The outback

The drive from Cairns to Darwin is a 3000 km driving through the australian outback. Some tiny towns and roadhouses in the road and some interesting national parks to cool down the temperature of the car, body and mind. Herewith some pictures (not all!!) trying to give you an idea of the experience.


Driving in the outback is an experience completely different depending on the car you drive. Mine has no Air aconditioned, no 4wd, one spare tyre and year 89, so you can imagine... No worries!!

Sunset picture in one of the tiny towns where we spent the night, you really lost the sense of being in this world... No TV, No radio, just petrol station and some beers to cool the thirsty drivers.

Hips of km (hundreds!!) of unsealed roads made the trip so much funny (jejeje). You know I like the action and a 2wd give you so much adrenaline than with a 4wd!!

In Lawn Hill National Park, we were camped in a campground close to the river and full of wildlife as you can see (little brave Kang.). Yeah!, lots of mosquitoes too.

The gorges of Lawn Hill are an oasis in the middle og the outback. We swam and hired a canoe to explorer the river. Awesome!!
One of the holes where to swim is more than a pleasure. Not so many people there, the reason too dirt road km to drive here, only 4wd and some crazy guys.

One of the free sites where we camped beside Gregory River, nice swim in the early morning.

Full of dust and tired after the driving but happy anyway. One of the things I'm becaming really good in smiling everytime I can, australian "No worries" are the best words to describe this feeling.

Daly waters, a tiny town in the middle of the outback with a nice pub-camping-shop-restaurant-petrol station with a strange sense of humour. The SIGN says: "ANGLE PARKING, any angle mate!". Can you imagine inside the pub?.....Yes, more than funny!