Saturday 15th June 2013
Hello everyone,
A big hello from the top end of NT and WA. Oh, a few of you didn't know we were even away. Sorry about that, but Anthony and I are doing a 4 month (yes, FOUR month trip!) of the Kimberley, west coast and Perth. Why, you ask? I'm hiding from the fact that I am turning 50 in August (yes, the BIG 5-0!!).
We left home nearly 2 weeks ago, spent a day in Pt Augusta visiting the RFDS base and the Arid Lands Botanical Park (both well worth doing and they have tours of each place), visited a friend of ours in Roxby Downs for 2 days (again, do the BHP tour of the plant- well worth it!!), then headed North.
We spent 4 days in the East MacDonnell Ranges, just out from Alice Springs, at a place called Trephina Gorge.
We have been here before and love it. The walks around the Gorge are just lovely and we did 2 of them over the four days. It is a very busy place, although that could have been due to people going to the Finke Races then having a few days off as there were some with motor bikes in the back of their utes (it was like being at a B&S!!- Google it up if you don't know what a B&S is!).
On Thursday night we were in Tennant Creek. We left there yesterday, went a bit further north, then turned LEFT!!! We are now on the Buchanan Highway and in the tropics. Gone are the flannelette sheets and PJ's and out are the cotton sheets and PJ's. The weather is about 27C with a light breeze- just glorious. We have been in shorts and tees for a couple of days now, but the nights have been very cold. Now it is mild all the time and sunny during the day.
Our current camp site is off a track from the highway. We have stayed here before about 9 years ago and didn't think we would be able to find it again, but we did!! Thank goodness Anthony had a GPS mark for it or we would have driven straight past it. We are in a clearing with trees and dried grass around, but it is great. Anthony says you can just see us from the road but you would need to look at just the right time to see us hiding in here!! We were here last night and will stay tonight as well. Sorry Dad, no tracking us today.
Oh yes, you can track us if you'd like.
http://www.exploroz.com/EOTrackMe/Default.aspx
Just click on this link, wait for the Member Tracking to load (middle of the screen, left hand side), scroll down to Morcs & Jules (you may have to click on 'get next page' to see our names). There will a padlock there and in the password field enter muggydo2. Then click on 'view live tracking'. This will show you where we have been and where we are now. It will only update when we have internet connection, which at the moment is only at night via the satellite (yes, I am travelling with the gadget man- we have satellite TV and internet- poor us!!)
Now for the family: I have asked the Caravan Park that we are staying at in Broome if it would be OK for them to collect some mail for us and they said it is fine (I'm thinking birthday cards- I don't want to completely snub my birthday you know!!).
We arrive about 3 weeks before my birthday, but I'm OK with that. I will be flying to Perth on the 1st for my MS infusion at Perth Hospital so that's why we are earlier than my actual birthday date.
We arrive on Wed 31/7/13 and leave on Mon 5/8/13.
The address is:
Tarangau Caravan Park,
PO Box 2459,
Broome WA 6725
Just attention it to ANTHONY AND JULIE MORCOM (IN 31/7/13) and they will hold it for us until we arrive.
I hope everyone is well. I will send another update in a few weeks time, but keep watching the tracker to see where we are.
Love to all,
Bye,
Jules and Anthony XXXXOOO
Hello everyone,
A big hello from the top end of NT and WA. Oh, a few of you didn't know we were even away. Sorry about that, but Anthony and I are doing a 4 month (yes, FOUR month trip!) of the Kimberley, west coast and Perth. Why, you ask? I'm hiding from the fact that I am turning 50 in August (yes, the BIG 5-0!!).
We left home nearly 2 weeks ago, spent a day in Pt Augusta visiting the RFDS base and the Arid Lands Botanical Park (both well worth doing and they have tours of each place), visited a friend of ours in Roxby Downs for 2 days (again, do the BHP tour of the plant- well worth it!!), then headed North.
We spent 4 days in the East MacDonnell Ranges, just out from Alice Springs, at a place called Trephina Gorge.
We have been here before and love it. The walks around the Gorge are just lovely and we did 2 of them over the four days. It is a very busy place, although that could have been due to people going to the Finke Races then having a few days off as there were some with motor bikes in the back of their utes (it was like being at a B&S!!- Google it up if you don't know what a B&S is!).
On Thursday night we were in Tennant Creek. We left there yesterday, went a bit further north, then turned LEFT!!! We are now on the Buchanan Highway and in the tropics. Gone are the flannelette sheets and PJ's and out are the cotton sheets and PJ's. The weather is about 27C with a light breeze- just glorious. We have been in shorts and tees for a couple of days now, but the nights have been very cold. Now it is mild all the time and sunny during the day.
Our current camp site is off a track from the highway. We have stayed here before about 9 years ago and didn't think we would be able to find it again, but we did!! Thank goodness Anthony had a GPS mark for it or we would have driven straight past it. We are in a clearing with trees and dried grass around, but it is great. Anthony says you can just see us from the road but you would need to look at just the right time to see us hiding in here!! We were here last night and will stay tonight as well. Sorry Dad, no tracking us today.
Oh yes, you can track us if you'd like.
http://www.exploroz.com/EOTrackMe/Default.aspx
Just click on this link, wait for the Member Tracking to load (middle of the screen, left hand side), scroll down to Morcs & Jules (you may have to click on 'get next page' to see our names). There will a padlock there and in the password field enter muggydo2. Then click on 'view live tracking'. This will show you where we have been and where we are now. It will only update when we have internet connection, which at the moment is only at night via the satellite (yes, I am travelling with the gadget man- we have satellite TV and internet- poor us!!)
Now for the family: I have asked the Caravan Park that we are staying at in Broome if it would be OK for them to collect some mail for us and they said it is fine (I'm thinking birthday cards- I don't want to completely snub my birthday you know!!).
We arrive about 3 weeks before my birthday, but I'm OK with that. I will be flying to Perth on the 1st for my MS infusion at Perth Hospital so that's why we are earlier than my actual birthday date.
We arrive on Wed 31/7/13 and leave on Mon 5/8/13.
The address is:
Tarangau Caravan Park,
PO Box 2459,
Broome WA 6725
Just attention it to ANTHONY AND JULIE MORCOM (IN 31/7/13) and they will hold it for us until we arrive.
I hope everyone is well. I will send another update in a few weeks time, but keep watching the tracker to see where we are.
Love to all,
Bye,
Jules and Anthony XXXXOOO
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